RPC
Encyclopedia
Organizations
- Reformed Presbyterian ChurchReformed Presbyterian ChurchReformed Presbyterian may refer to:* A mutually recognising set of churches listed at Reformed Presbyterian Church , including:** The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia** The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Cyprus...
- Rail Passengers CouncilRail Passengers CouncilPassenger Focus is a watchdog non-departmental public body set up by the Government to protect the interests of Britain's rail passengers. The current Chief Executive is Anthony Smith....
, a network established by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to protect and promote the interests of rail passengers throughout Great Britain - Royal Parks ConstabularyRoyal Parks ConstabularyThe Royal Parks Constabulary was the police force formerly responsible for the Royal Parks in London and a number of other locations in Greater London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland; it now only exists in Scotland as part of Historic Scotland....
, a police force that was responsible for the eight Royal Parks of London and a number of other locations in London, England - Radiological Physics CenterRadiological Physics Center-Mission statement:The mission of the Radiological Physics Center is to assure NCI and the Cooperative Groups that institutions participating in clinical trials deliver prescribed radiation doses that are clinically comparable and consistent....
, a non-profit organization funded by NCI that promotes the quality of radiation therapy clinical trials - Research Policy Council, the executive management team for the Congressional Research ServiceCongressional Research ServiceThe Congressional Research Service , known as "Congress's think tank", is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS works exclusively and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a...
, a division of the Library of Congress - Research and Production Company FortRPC FortFort is a Ukrainian weapons manufacturer from Vinnytsia, Ukraine.-History:...
, a Ukrainian weapons manufacturer - Rassemblement du Peuple Camerounais, a Cameroon political party
- Regent's Park College, a permanent private hall of Oxford University.
- RPC GroupRPC GroupRPC Group plc is a rigid plastic packaging business based in the United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
, UK packaging company
Technology
- Remote procedure callRemote procedure callIn computer science, a remote procedure call is an inter-process communication that allows a computer program to cause a subroutine or procedure to execute in another address space without the programmer explicitly coding the details for this remote interaction...
, an inter-process communication technique - Reactive Plastic Curtain, a carbon-dioxide-absorbing device used in some rebreather breathing sets
- Redundant Power SupplyRedundancy (engineering)In engineering, redundancy is the duplication of critical components or functions of a system with the intention of increasing reliability of the system, usually in the case of a backup or fail-safe....
- Regional Playback ControlRegional Playback ControlRPC-1 and RPC-2 are designations applied to firmware for DVD drives. Older DVD drives use RPC-1 firmware, which allows DVDs from any region to play. Newer drives use RPC-2 firmware, which enforces DVD region coding at the hardware level...
, a regional lockout technology for DVDs - Resistive plate chamber, a simple type of particle detectorParticle detectorIn experimental and applied particle physics, nuclear physics, and nuclear engineering, a particle detector, also known as a radiation detector, is a device used to detect, track, and/or identify high-energy particles, such as those produced by nuclear decay, cosmic radiation, or reactions in a...
used in experimental particle physics - Reversed-phase chromatographyReversed-phase chromatographyReversed-phase chromatography includes any chromatographic method that uses a non-polar stationary phase. The name "reversed phase" has a historical background. In the 1970s most liquid chromatography was done on non-modified silica or alumina with a hydrophilic surface chemistry and a stronger...
, a chemistry technique - Acorn Risc PCRisc PCThe RiscPC was Acorn Computers's next generation RISC OS/Acorn RISC Machine computer, launched on 15 April 1994, which superseded the Acorn Archimedes. The Acorn PC card and software allows PC compatible software to be run....
- Rocket Pod Container, the interchangeable containers used to transport and launch missiles for use with the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket SystemM270 Multiple Launch Rocket SystemThe M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is an armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher; a type of rocket artillery.Since the first M270s were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1983, the MLRS has been adopted by several NATO countries. Some 1,300 M270 systems have been manufactured in the...
Law and Politics
- Reports of Patent, Design and Trademark Cases, a case law Journal Published by the Oxford University Press on behalf of the UK Intellectual Property Office
- Rules of Professional Conduct, relating to U.S. lawyers' ethical rules, see American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional ConductAmerican Bar Association Model Rules of Professional ConductThe ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, created by the American Bar Association , are a set of rules that prescribe baseline standards of legal ethics and professional responsibility for lawyers in the United States. They were promulgated by the ABA House of Delegates upon the recommendation...
- Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLPReynolds Porter ChamberlainReynolds Porter Chamberlain is a corporate law firm based in London, United Kingdom. The firm has around 420 people - including 65 partners and 172 other UK lawyers...
, a law firm based in London - Revolutionary Policy CommitteeRevolutionary Policy CommitteeThe Revolutionary Policy Committee was a faction within the former political party Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom.The RPC was formed in 1931 by members of the Independent Labour Party who were especially unhappy with the gradualist policies of the Second Labour Government...
, a faction within UK Independent Labour Party during the 1930s.
Others
- République Populaire de Chine, República Popular China, the French and Spanish names for the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
- Recurrent pyogenic cholangitisRecurrent pyogenic cholangitisRecurrent pyogenic cholangitis is a condition that most commonly affects humans of East Asian origins. It is characterized by recurrent bouts of cholangitis in association with intrahepatic pigment stones and intrahepatic biliary obstruction...
, a medical condition especially common in Asians - Role-playingRole-playing gameA role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
character - Root Path Costs, a field within the BPDU of the spanning tree protocol