IDC
Encyclopedia
Businesses and organizations
- Industrial Development Corporation, also known as Castle Grande, an Arkansas company involved in the Whitewater political controversy
- Interactive Data CorporationInteractive Data CorporationInteractive Data Corporation provides financial market data , analytics and related solutions to financial institutions, active traders and individual investors...
(NYSE symbol IDC), a financial services company - International Data CorporationInternational Data CorporationInternational Data Corporation is a market research and analysis firm specializing in information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology. IDC is a subsidiary of International Data Group...
, a market research company - InterDigital CommunicationsInterDigital CommunicationsInterDigital is a wireless telecommunications research and development company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Corporate history:In the late 1960s, the company’s founder, Sherwin Seligsohn, envisioned a communications system that would allow him to trade stocks while sitting on the beach —...
, a telecommunications company - InterdnestrcomInterdnestrcomInterdnestrcom is a Transnistrian telecommunication company providing mobile communication services for the unrecognized territory of Transnistria in Moldova. It was established in 1998. As well as providing mobile phone services, it also provides dial-up and ISDN internet access.- Internet...
, a mobile telephone broadband provider in Transnistria, Moldova - International Detention CoalitionInternational Detention CoalitionThe International Detention Coalition is an incorporated not-for-profit organization, forming a network of more than 250 non-governmental organizations, faith- based groups, academics and individuals that provide legal, social, medical and other services, carry out research and reporting, and...
, a non-government organization (NGO) advocating for human rights - International Development CollaborativeInternational Development CollaborativeThe International Development Collaborative is a non-profit group located in Columbus, Ohio that is committed to assisting in the creation of sustainable entrepreneurial micro-enterprises in rural villages of developing countries...
, a non-profit dedicated to social entrepreneurship in developing countries - InvensysInvensysInvensys plc is a global engineering and information technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was formed in 1999 through the merger of BTR plc and Siebe plc. It has offices in more than 50 countries and its products are sold in around 180 countries.Invensys is organised into...
Development Centre, a global common software development centre - Israel Development Center, an Intel CorporationIntel CorporationIntel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
development center
Schools
- Imperial Defence College, former name of the Royal College of Defence StudiesRoyal College of Defence StudiesThe Royal College of Defence Studies is an internationally-renowned institution and component of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom...
, a British military academy - Industrial Design CentreIndustrial Design CentreIndustrial Design Centre is a premier Design School in India, established in 1969, by the government of India at the campus of Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai ....
, IIT Bombay - Institut de cognitiqueInstitut de cognitiqueIn Bordeaux, the Cognitique Institute is a public education institution, founded by the University of Bordeaux 2, that includes a cognitive engineering training program, two Masters programs and a PhD program in cognitive science....
, a school of engineering in France - Institute of design and constructionInstitute of Design and ConstructionInstitute of Design and Construction, also known as [IDC], is a technical college located in Brooklyn, NY. IDC offers associate degree programs in building construction technology and architectural design technology as well as a variety of continuing education courses.-References:* Statistics*...
, a technical school in Brooklyn, NY - Interdisciplinary CenterInterdisciplinary CenterThe Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya is a private Israeli college located in Herzliya, Israel.The languages of instruction in the Interdisciplinary Center are Hebrew and English.-History:...
, a college in Herzliya, Israel
Military
- idc, post nominal letters used by graduates of an Imperial Defence College
- The Information Dominance Corps, a loosely-associated group of US Navy military information specialties
Medical
- Dilated cardiomyopathyDilated cardiomyopathyDilated cardiomyopathy or DCM is a condition in which the heart becomes weakened and enlarged and cannot pump blood efficiently. The decreased heart function can affect the lungs, liver, and other body systems....
, a disease of the heart muscle - Infiltrating ductal carcinoma, a type of breast cancerBreast cancerBreast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
- Indwelling Catheter, a tube inserted into the urinary bladder for drainage
- Interdigitating dendritic cellDendritic cellDendritic cells are immune cells forming part of the mammalian immune system. Their main function is to process antigen material and present it on the surface to other cells of the immune system. That is, dendritic cells function as antigen-presenting cells...
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Other uses
- Insulation-displacement connectorInsulation-displacement connectorAn Insulation-displacement connector, insulation-displacement technology/termination or insulation-piercing connector is an electrical connector designed to be connected to the conductor of an insulated wire or cable by a connection process which forces a selectively sharpened blade or blades...
, a connector that pierces the insulation on a wire - Indirect costsIndirect costsIndirect costs are costs that are not directly accountable to a cost object . Indirect costs may be either fixed or variable. Indirect costs include taxes, administration, personnel and security costs, and are also known as overhead.There are two types of Indirect Costs...
, in financial contexts, otherwise known as "facilities and administrative costs" - Intelligent designIntelligent designIntelligent design is the proposition that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection." It is a form of creationism and a contemporary adaptation of the traditional teleological argument for...
Creationism, religious-based theories on the origin of life - Internet data center, a facility run by a service provider to house computer systems and associated components for their customers
- Intangible Drilling Costs, an oil and gas industry term
Popular culture
- Iris deactivation code, a fictional code sequence from the Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis TV series
- IDC (musician), UK recording artist/DJ/producer
- An initialism meaning "I don't care" in chat language