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ADC

abbr.
1. aide-de-camp
2. Aid to Dependent Children
3. Air Defense Command
4. analog-to-digital converter
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ADC

abbreviation for
1. (Military) aide-de-camp
2. (Computer Science) analogue-digital converter
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ADC

1. advanced developing countries.
2. Aid to Dependent Children.
3. Air Defense Command.
4. Also, A.D.C. aide-de-camp.
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Translations

ADC

[ˌeɪdiːˈsiː] n abbr
(MILITARY) (=aide-de-camp)
(US) (=Aid to Dependent Children) aide pour enfants assistésad campaign ncampagne f de publicité
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