ETC
Encyclopedia
The abbreviation etc or ETC may stand for:
In economics and finance:
In media and entertainment:
In science and technology:
Other:
- et ceteraEt ceteraEt cetera is a Latin expression that means "and other things", or "and so forth". It is taken directly from the Latin expression which literally means "and the rest " and is a loan-translation of the Greek "καὶ τὰ ἕτερα"...
, a Latin expression meaning "and other things" or "and so on"
In economics and finance:
- Early Termination Chargers, a type of penalty chargers if break the contract
- Electronic Trade Confirmation, a type of financial transaction
- Equipment trust certificateEquipment Trust CertificateAn equipment trust certificate is a financial security used in aircraft finance, most commonly to take advantage of tax benefits in North America....
, a financial security - Electronic Teller Card, a type of ATM card service by HSBC and Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong and Macau
- Exchange-traded commodity, exchange-traded currency or exchange-traded certificate
In media and entertainment:
- Electronic Theatre ControlsElectronic Theatre ControlsElectronic Theatre Controls is a privately held corporation with global headquarters in Middleton, Wisconsin, United States. An international manufacturer of entertainment and architectural lighting systems, ETC offers professional lighting fixtures, lighting control consoles, dimming equipment...
, a company that makes lighting, controls, and other electrical systems for theatres - ETC (magazine), a leftist Swedish magazine
- Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation, the sole telecommunication service provider in Ethiopia
- The European Team ChampionshipEuropean Team ChampionshipThe European Team Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9...
- Experimental Theatre ClubExperimental Theatre ClubThe Experimental Theatre Club is a student dramatic society at University of Oxford, England. It was founded in 1936 by Nevill Coghill as an alternative company to the Oxford University Dramatic Society , and produces several productions a year.Many famous actors and directors have been involved...
- ETC Entertainment CentralETC Entertainment CentralETC Entertainment Central is a Philippine television channel produced and founded by Solar Entertainment Corporation which also created its sister stations,Solar TV, Universal Channel, Diva Universal, 2nd Avenue, Jack TV, Basketball TV, & Solar Sports...
, a TV station in the Philippines - Etcetera (cat)Etcetera (cat)Etcetera is a fictional character in Cats, the musical play based primarily on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Primarily a dancer, she is one of the chorus line kittens in the tribe of the Jellicle cats.-Origins:...
, a fictional character in Andrew Lloyd Webber's CatsCats (musical)Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot... - Et CeteraEt Ceterais an action, adventure, comedy manga written and illustrated by . It is licensed in English by Tokyopop. The first volume was released on August 2004; the final volume was published in April 2007.-Story:...
, a manga comic created by Tow Nakazaki - Etc (band)Etc (band)Etc is an indie rock and post-punk band associated with Singapore where it has been based the longest, playing and recording with a revolving line-up of musicians that evolved into a duo consisting of songwriter Ben Harrison and Harvey Chamberlain...
, a rock band and solo performer currently based in Singapore - Electrical Till Corporation, a fictionalized IBM in Neil Stephenson's CryptonomiconCryptonomiconCryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by American author Neal Stephenson. The novel follows the exploits of two groups of people in two different time periods, presented in alternating chapters...
- Eric Theodore Cartman, a character on South Park
- Et Cetera (song)Et Cetera (song)"Et Cetera" is a song by Irish singer Sinéad Mulvey and rock band Black Daisy that represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia...
, Ireland's Eurovision 2009 entry performed by Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy - Earl Thomas ConleyEarl Thomas ConleyEarl Thomas Conley is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1980 and 2003, he recorded ten studio albums, including seven for the RCA Records label. In the 1980s and into the 1990s, Conley also charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which...
, an American country music singer and composer - Etc. (album)Etc. (album)Etc. is a collection of b-sides and rarities by San Francisco punk band Jawbreaker.-Track listing:# "Shield Your Eyes" - 3:41# "Equalized" - 3:19# "Caroline" - 2:42# "Better Half" - 4:57# "Split" - 4:21# "Gutless" - 3:07...
, the b-sides and rarities album of the influential punk band Jawbreaker - Etc., a bonus disc accompanying the Pet Shop BoysPet Shop BoysPet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
' 2009 release YesYes (Pet Shop Boys album)Yes is the tenth studio album by English electronic duo Pet Shop Boys. The album was recorded throughout 2008 and is produced by Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania. Xenomania also co-wrote three of the tracks. Guitarist Johnny Marr and string arranger Owen Pallett appear as well...
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In science and technology:
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/etc, a computer directory found in UnixUnix directory structureIn Unix and Unix-like operating systems, the Unix directory structure is a convention for filesystem layout.Several attempts exist to standardize the Unix filesystem layout, such as the "Filesystem Hierarchy Standard," however, it is targeted primarily at Linux...UnixUnix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna... - Eastern tent caterpillarEastern tent caterpillarThe Eastern tent caterpillar is a univoltine, social species that forms communal nests in the branches of trees. It is sometimes confused with the gypsy moth, or the fall webworm and may be erroneously referred to as a bagworm which is the common name applied to unrelated caterpillars in the...
, a species of caterpillar - Electron transport chainElectron transport chainAn electron transport chain couples electron transfer between an electron donor and an electron acceptor with the transfer of H+ ions across a membrane. The resulting electrochemical proton gradient is used to generate chemical energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate...
, a process in mitochondria responsible for creating a proton gradient that allows ATP-formation - Electronic throttle controlElectronic throttle controlElectronic throttle control is an automobile technology which severs the mechanical link between the accelerator pedal and the throttle. Most automobiles already use a throttle position sensor to provide input to traction control, antilock brakes, fuel injection, and other systems, but use a...
, an automobile technology - Electronic toll collectionElectronic toll collectionElectronic toll collection , an adaptation of military "identification friend or foe" technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads by collecting tolls electronically. It is thus a technological implementation of a road pricing concept...
, a system for management of roadway access fees - Electrothermal-chemical technologyElectrothermal-chemical technologyElectrothermal-chemical technology is an attempt to increase accuracy and muzzle energy of future tank, artillery, and close-in weapon system guns by improving the predictability and rate of expansion of propellants inside the barrel....
, a military research project involving tank projectiles - Encyclopedia of Triangle CentersEncyclopedia of Triangle CentersThe Encyclopedia of Triangle Centers is an on-line list of more than 3,000 points or "centers" associated with the geometry of a triangle. It is maintained by Clark Kimberling, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Evansville....
, an on-line database of information related to the geometry of triangles - Ericsson Texture CompressionEricsson Texture CompressionEricsson Texture Compression is a texture compression technique developed in collaboration with Ericsson Research in early 2005. It was originally developed under the name iPACKMAN and based on an earlier compression scheme called PACKMAN.The original 'ETC1' compression scheme provides 6x...
, a texture compression algorithm - Establish Temporary Connection, an operation in telecom protocol INAP / CAMEL
- Estimate to complete, a project management term
- Extended Text Composer (etc), an IBM mainframe based software text formatting utility originally published by Applied Data ResearchApplied Data ResearchApplied Data Research was a large software vendor from the 1960s until the mid-1980s. ADR is often described as "the first independent software vendor"....
- Extratropical cycloneExtratropical cycloneExtratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are a group of cyclones defined as synoptic scale low pressure weather systems that occur in the middle latitudes of the Earth having neither tropical nor polar characteristics, and are connected with fronts and...
, large weather systems that usually occur in the middle latitudes
Other:
- Cadillac EldoradoCadillac EldoradoThe 1953 Eldorado was a special-bodied, low-production convertible . It was the production version of the 1952 El Dorado "Golden Anniversary" concept car, and borrowed bumper bullets from the 1951 GM Le Sabre show car...
, a large luxury coupe made by Cadillac from 1953 to 2002. In its later years it used the name ETC - Chief Electronics TechnicianElectronics TechnicianElectronics Technician is a common enlisted occupation in many Militaries. Common duties for ETs include repair, calibration, and basic maintenance of most electronic equipment.-US Navy:...
, a senior enlisted rating in the US Navy and Coast Guard - Emergency and Trauma centre, the emergency Medical Service centre of India
- Estimated time to completion, a metric of project controlling
- European Travel CommissionEuropean Travel CommissionThe European Travel Commission is the organization responsible for the promotion of Europe as a tourist destination. Its members are the national tourism organisations of thirty-eight European countries, including all EU member states, as well as Croatia, Georgia, Iceland, Monaco, Montenegro,...
, an organisation responsible for the promotion of Europe as a tourist destination - EVE Time Code, one method of extending play time in the MMORPG EVE OnlineEVE OnlineEve Online is a video game by CCP Games. It is a player-driven, persistent-world MMORPG set in a science fiction space setting. Characters pilot customizable ships through a galaxy of over 7,500 star systems. Most star systems are connected to one or more other star systems by means of stargates...