ESC
Encyclopedia
As an abbreviation
- Ecole Supérieure de CommerceÉcole supérieure de commerceAn École Supérieure de Commerce or ESC is a French business school at the university level.In most instances, such a school is a private Grande École de Commerce operated by a local chamber of commerce, also abbreviated as...
, a business school in the French system of "Grandes Ecoles" - Edison State College
- Edmonton Ski ClubEdmonton Ski ClubEdmonton Ski Club is located on Connors Hill, the slope of the North Saskatchewan River valley, in the heart of downtown Edmonton, in the community of . The top of the hill yields a great view of the downtown core behind the Muttart Conservatory....
- Electronic stability controlElectronic stability controlElectronic stability control is a computerized technology that may potentially improve the safety of a vehicle's stability by detecting and minimizing skids. When ESC detects loss of steering control, it automatically applies the brakes to help "steer" the vehicle where the driver intends to go...
- Electronic Systems CenterElectronic Systems CenterElectronic Systems Center is a product center of Air Force Materiel Command headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. Its mission is to develop and acquire command and control, communications, computer, and intelligence systems. ESC consists of professional teams specializing in...
- Electronic speed controlElectronic speed controlAn electronic speed control or ESC is an electronic circuit with the purpose to vary an electric motor's speed, its direction and possibly also to act as a dynamic brake...
- Embedded Systems ConferenceEmbedded Systems ConferenceThe Embedded Systems Conference is a conference and expo that takes place in six locations around the world. ESC is the largest gathering for System Architects and Design Engineers, focusing on networking, innovation and training...
- Embryonic stem cellEmbryonic stem cellEmbryonic stem cells are pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst, an early-stage embryo. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4–5 days post fertilization, at which time they consist of 50–150 cells...
- Emission test cycleEmission test cycleAn emission test cycle, also known as a 'smog check', is a specified procedure for measuring pollutant emissions of engines. For emission measurements to be comparable for different engines in a category, the measurements are performed under a specific operating pattern, or 'test cycle' of...
, for the European emission standards - Empire State CollegeEmpire State CollegeEmpire State College, one of the thirteen arts and science colleges of the State University of New York, is a multi-site institution offering associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. It is primarily oriented towards the adult learner...
- Empire Supporters ClubEmpire Supporters ClubThe Empire Supporters Club, or ESC, is the oldest supporters club in Major League Soccer and the largest supporters club dedicated to the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.-History:...
- English Subject CentreEnglish Subject CentreThe English Subject Centre supported the teaching and learning of English literature, the English language and Creative Writing across UK Higher Education. The team of 8 full and part-time staff helped its members to share ideas and engage in good practice through events, networks and publications...
- Environmental Stress CrackingEnvironmental stress crackingEnvironmental Stress Cracking is one of the most common causes of unexpected brittle failure of thermoplastic polymers known at present. Environmental stress cracking may account for around 15-30% of all plastic component failures in service.ESC and polymer resistance to ESC have been studied...
, one of the most common causes of unexpected brittle failure of thermoplastic polymers - Equitable Stroke ControlEquitable Stroke Control- ESC as defined by United States Golf Association :Equitable Stroke Control is the downward adjustment of individual hole scores for handicap purposes in order to make handicaps more representative of a player's potential ability. ESC sets a maximum number that a player can post on any hole...
, a feature of golf handicapping - Escanaba, MichiganEscanaba, MichiganEscanaba is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,140, making it the third-largest city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie...
, the International Air Transport Association code for Delta County AirportDelta County AirportDelta County Airport is a public airport two miles southwest of Escanaba, a city in Delta County, Michigan, USA. The airport covers 944 acres and has two runways... - Essential Services CommissionEssential Services CommissionEssential Services Commission may be:* Essential Services Commission , a department of the Government of Victoria* Essential Services Commission of South Australia, a department of the Government of South Australia...
- Essex Senior CupEssex Senior CupThe Essex Senior Cup is a knock-out system football competition that has been running since 1884, and is the most prestigious cup competition in the county of Essex. The competition is run mainly for non-league clubs in the region, although league sides have been known to enter the competition,...
, a football competition in Essex, England - Eurobodalla Shire CouncilEurobodalla ShireEurobodalla Shire is a Local Government Area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in a largely mountainous coastal region on the South Coast of New South Wales. It is on the Pacific Ocean, the Princes Highway and the Kings Highway....
- European Shooting ConfederationEuropean Shooting ConfederationThe European Shooting Confederation is an association of the International Shooting Sport Federation's member federations from Europe, including the Caucasus, Cyprus, Israel and Turkey.-Competitions administered by the ESC:...
- European Social CharterEuropean Social CharterThe European Social Charter is a Council of Europe treaty which was adopted in 1961 and revised in 1996. The Revised Charter came into force in 1999 and is gradually replacing the initial 1961 treaty...
- European Society of CardiologyEuropean Society of CardiologyThe European Society of Cardiology is a membership organisation of more than 70,000 cardiology professionals across Europe and the Mediterranean. It is involved in scientific and educational activities for cardiology professionals and also promotes cardiovascular disease prevention messages to the...
- European Steady Cycle
- European Students ConferenceEuropean Students ConferenceThe European Students' Conference is an international scientific conference held annually for a week in October . Run by a team of mostly medical students, ESC is one of the largest student-run biomedical scientific conferences worldwide. It takes place at the Charité Medical School in Berlin,...
, the largest biomedical scientific conference in Europe entirely run by students - Eurovision Song ContestEurovision Song ContestThe Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
- Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)The Sustainment Command is a United States Army Logistics Headquarters.The Sustainment Command's primary mission is to command the Sustainment Brigades that provide combat support and combat service support in the areas of supply, maintenance, transportation, field services and the functional...
- European Space CampEuropean Space CampEuropean Space Camp is a summer camp for youths aged 17–20, which focuses on giving a hands-on experience into the field of aerospace engineering and launch vehicles. Participants from all over Europe and the world stay at Andøya Rocket Range for one week, learning from professionals and becoming...
- European Super CupEuropean Super CupThe UEFA Super Cup is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the two cup competitions organized by UEFA: the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League...
- Extended static checkingExtended static checkingExtended Static Checking is a collective name for a range of techniques for statically checking the correctness of various program constraints. ESC can be thought of as an extended form of type checking. As with type checking, ESC is performed automatically at compile time...
As a shortened version of the word escape
- Esc keyEsc keyOn computer keyboards, the Esc key is a key labeled Esc or Escape that is used to generate the ASCII Escape character , the character code traditionally used to initiate an escape sequence...
on a keyboard - Escape characterEscape characterIn computing and telecommunication, an escape character is a character which invokes an alternative interpretation on subsequent characters in a character sequence. An escape character is a particular case of metacharacters...
in the C0C0 and C1 control codesMost character encodings, in addition to representing printable characters, may also represent additional information about the text, such as the position of a cursor, an instruction to start a new line, or a message that the text has been received...
control code set