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Proper noun

  1. {{initialism of|en|District of Columbia}}, a federal district of the [[United States of America]].
  2. {{lb|en|aviation}} {{initialism of|en||Douglas Commercial}}, used in the names of [[airliner]]s designed by the [[w:Douglas Aircraft Company|Douglas Aircraft Company]].
  3. {{initialism of|en|Dubai City}}, to distinguish it from Dubai Emirate.
  4. {{initialism of|en|{{w|lang=en|Dreamcast}}|addl=a home videogaming console from SEGA}}.
  5. {{C|en|DC Comics}} {{ellipsis of|en|w:DC Comics}}: {{initialism of|en|[[detective|Detective]] [[comics|Comics]]}}.
  6. {{init of|en|w:Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles}}; {{clipping of|en|DCHP|nocap=1}}.
  7. {{lb|en|informal}} {{abbreviation of|en|Discord}}.

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|legal}} {{init of|en|[[district]] [[court]]}}.
  2. {{lb|en|electrical}} {{init of|en|direct current}}.
  3. {{lb|en|degree}} {{init of|en|[[doctor]] of [[chiropractic]]}}.
  4. {{lb|en|banking}} {{init of|en|debit card}}.
  5. {{lb|en|medicine}} {{init of|en|[[disease]] [[control]]}}.
  6. {{lb|en|law enforcement}} {{init of|en|detective constable}}, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
  7. {{lb|en|UK|pensions}} {{initialism of|en|defined contributions}}.
  8. {{lb|en|computing|Microsoft Windows}} {{initialism of|en|[[device]] [[context]]}}.
  9. {{lb|en|role-playing games}} {{init of|en|[[difficulty]] [[class]]}}.
  10. {{lb|en|computing|video games}} {{initialism of|en|[[disconnection]]/[[disconnect]]}}.
  11. {{lb|en|Kenya}} {{init of|en|[[district]] [[commissioner]]}}.
  12. {{lb|en|prison}} {{init of|en|disciplinary control}}.

Adverb

  1. {{lb|en|music}} {{init of|en|da capo}}.
  2. {{lb|en|dance}} {{initialism of|en|[[diagonally]] to the [[center]]}}.

Adjective

  1. {{lb|en|video coding}} {{init of|en|[[direct]] [[coded]]}}.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|computing}} To become [[disconnected]] from a network.
  2. {{lb|en|medicine}} {{abbreviation of|en|discontinue}}.

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