MDC
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MDC usually refers to:
Other meanings include:
- Movement for Democratic Change – TsvangiraiMovement for Democratic Change – TsvangiraiThe Movement for Democratic Change Zimbabwe is a political party and the largest party in the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. It is the main formation formed from the split of the original Movement for Democratic Change in 2005.-Foundation:...
(MDC-T), a Zimbabwean political party- Movement for Democratic Change (pre-2005), a former Zimbabwean political party that split in 2005 into the MDC-T and MDC-M
- Movement for Democratic Change – MutambaraMovement for Democratic Change – MutambaraThe Movement for Democratic Change — Mutambara is a Zimbabwean political party led by Welshman Ncube.-Foundation:The Movement for Democratic Change was founded in 1999 as an opposition party to the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front party led by President Robert Mugabe...
(MDC-M), a Zimbabwean political party, the smaller of the parties that came out of the 2005 split.
- MDC (band)MDC (band)MDC is an American hardcore punk band formed in Austin, Texas in 1979. The band were subsequently based in San Francisco, California, and are currently based in Portland, Oregon. MDC originally formed as The Stains before changing their name...
(Millions of Dead Cops), an American rock band
Other meanings include:
In computing and electronics
- Management Data Clock, a pin used in the MDIOMDIOManagement Data Input/Output , or also Media Independent Interface Management , is a serial bus defined for the Ethernet family of IEEE 802.3 standards for Media Independent Interface, or MII....
bus - Mapped Diagnostic Context, used in distributed computer systems to distinguish logging information from different sources sent to a single place of storage
- MDC-600 and MDC-1200MDC-1200MDC , also known as Stat-Alert, MDC-1200 and MDC-600, is a Motorola two-way radio low-speed data system using audio frequency shift keying, . MDC-600 uses a 600 baud data rate. MDC-1200 uses a 1,200 baud data rate. Systems employ either one of the two baud rates. Mark and space tones are 1,200 Hz...
, an AFSK mobile data format used in Motorola two-way radios - Message digest code
- MetaData Coalition - see metadata (computing)
- Metadata controllerMetadata controllerMetadata controller is a storage area network technology for managing file locking, space allocation and data access authorization.This is needed when several clients are given block level access to the same disk volume....
, which manages file locking, space allocation and data access authorization in a storage area network (SAN) - Mobile data computer
- Mobile Daughter CardMobile Daughter CardThe Mobile Daughter Card, also known as an MDC or CDC , is a notebook version of the AMR slot on the motherboard of a notebook computer. It is designed to interface with special ethernet , modem or bluetooth cards.-Intel MDC specification 1.0:In 1999 Intel published a specification for Mobile...
- Modification Detection Code
- Mozilla Developer CenterMozilla Developer CenterMozilla Developer Center , started in early 2005, is the official Mozilla Foundation website for development documentation and news about Firefox, Thunderbird, and other Mozilla Foundation projects. It is intended to supplant the community-driven aspect of documents authored for the mozilla.org...
, a website - Multiple Description CodingMultiple description codingMultiple description coding is a coding technique that fragments a single media stream into n substreams referred to as descriptions. The packets of each description are routed over multiple, disjoint paths...
- Multi Dimensional Clustering, a data layout scheme incorporated in the IBM DB2IBM DB2The IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Edition is a relational model database server developed by IBM. It primarily runs on Unix , Linux, IBM i , z/OS and Windows servers. DB2 also powers the different IBM InfoSphere Warehouse editions...
database version 8
Education and science
- macrophage-derived chemokine (CCL22) - In Biology, MDC is a member of chemokine family genes
- Major Diagnostic CategoryMajor Diagnostic CategoryThe Major Diagnostic Categories are formed by dividing all possible principal diagnoses into 25 mutually exclusive diagnosis areas. MDC codes, like DRG codes, are primarily a claims and administrative data element unique to the United States medical care reimbursement system...
, diagnostic groupings in the ICD system - Mater Dei CollegeMater Dei CollegeMater Dei College or MDC is a Roman Catholic institution located in Tubigon, Bohol, Philippines. It is a private and co-educational school.-References:#...
- Tubigon, Bohol, Philippines - Max Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThe Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin-Buch is one of the sixteen research centers of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. The Max Delbrück Center was founded in January 1992 as successor of the Zentralinstitut für Molekularbiologie that depended of the German...
in Berlin - Miami-Dade College, located in Miami, Florida
- MethylenedioxycathinoneMethylenedioxycathinone3,4-Methylenedioxycathinone, also called MDC or bk-MDA, is an entactogen and stimulant of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone classes. It is the β-keto analogue of MDA....
, a structural analogue of both MDMA and methcathinoneMethcathinoneMethcathinone , is a psychoactive stimulant, sometimes used as a recreational drug and considered addictive. It is usually snorted, but can be smoked, injected, or taken orally...
Locations, companies, and structures
- Manado Airport, also known as Sam Ratulangi Airport in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
- McDonnell DouglasMcDonnell DouglasMcDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It formed from a merger of McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft in 1967. McDonnell Douglas was based at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport...
- Metropolitan Detention CenterMetropolitan Detention Center"Metropolitan Detention Centers" are federal detention facilities operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and located throughout the United States...
- Metropolitan District Commission, now part of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, a former agency in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts responsible for roadways and parks in and around the Boston metropolitan area
- Metropolitan District Commission, water board serving much of central and north-central Connecticut.
- Miami-Dade County, in Florida
- Missouri Department of ConservationMissouri Department of ConservationThe Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Conservation Commission were created by Article IV Sections 40-42 of the Missouri Constitution, which were adopted by the voters of the state in 1936 as Amendment 4 to the constitution...
- Multimedia Development CorporationMultimedia Development CorporationThe Multimedia Development Corporation is a government-owned institution responsible for the management of the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia as a technology industry and commerce zone....
(MDeC), a Malaysian government-owned institution responsible for the management of the Multimedia Super Corridor - Muscular Dystrophy CampaignMuscular Dystrophy CampaignMuscular Dystrophy Campaign is a British medical research charity dedicated to the curing of the neurological condition muscular dystrophy. It was founded as the Muscular Dystrophy Group in 1959 and changed its name to the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign in 1999....
Sports
- Mon-Dak ConferenceMon-Dak ConferenceThe Mon-Dak Conference ' is a junior college conference for eight Tech and Community Colleges located in Montana and North Dakota, and is hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association. Conference championships are held in most sports and some individuals can be named to All-Conference...
- Million Dollar CorporationMillion Dollar CorporationThe Million Dollar Corporation was a heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation from April 1994 to May 1996 and was led and managed by the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase.-Beginning :...
, a former World Wrestling Entertainment faction
Other meanings
- 1600 (number), a Roman numeral
- Manuel de CodageManuel de CodageThe Manuel de Codage is a standard system for the computer-encoding of transliterations of Egyptian hieroglyphic texts.-History:...
, abbr. MdC, a system for transliterating ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs - Mega-Damage Capacity, a measure of the toughness and structural integrity of armored vehicles in the Palladium BooksPalladium BooksPalladium Books is a publisher of role-playing games perhaps best known for its popular, expansive Rifts series . Palladium was founded April 1981 in Detroit, Michigan by current president and lead game designer Kevin Siembieda, and is presently based in Westland, Michigan...
role-playing system - Myanmar Democracy Congress, in Burma
- More developed country
- Music Directory CanadaMusic Directory CanadaMusic Directory Canada – first edition published in 1983. Published by Norris-Whitney Communications based in St. Catharines, Ontario. Ninth edition is now available to purchase at bookstores across Canada and online at ....
- Miniature detonation cord, a method of rapidly fragmenting an aircraft's canopy prior to ejection
- MethylenedioxycathinoneMethylenedioxycathinone3,4-Methylenedioxycathinone, also called MDC or bk-MDA, is an entactogen and stimulant of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone classes. It is the β-keto analogue of MDA....
, a synthetic stimulant of the cathinone class