BC
The abbreviation BC stands for:
- Battery chief in the National People's Army of the GDR
-
Before Christ (English for ' before Christ '), as opposed to AD , Anno Domini .
- Derived from this, "bc" indicates uncalibrated data for the radiocarbon method.
- Black carbon , an abbreviation for soot particles, which is commonly used in climate research
- Boundary clock, a type of clock in the Precision Time Protocol
- British Columbia , Province of Canada, ISO code
- British Council
Art, culture and entertainment :
- Bach Compendium , one of Johann Sebastian Bach's catalog raisonnés
- Basso continuo, German figured bass , the harmonic framework in the instrumental ensemble music of the Baroque
- BC, original title of the US comic strip Neander from the Valley
- Berend-Corinth , reference to the catalog raisonné “ Lovis Corinth: The Paintings ” by Charlotte Berend-Corinth
- Body Count (band) , a former rap / metal band of rapper Ice-T
- The Burning Crusade, an expansion of the computer role-playing game World of Warcraft , see World of Warcraft # Extensions
- Bookcrossing , a movement for free book sharing
Sport :
- Badminton club
- Basketball club
- Billiards club
- Bridge club, bridge (card game)
- Brunswick Corporation , a NYSE stock symbol for the sports equipment maker
- Buoyancy Compensator , a buoyancy compensator for divers
BC as a distinguishing mark on license plates:
- Albania: Tropoja district (for Bajram Curr, expiring)
- Germany: District of Biberach
- Great Britain: Birmingham
- Mexico: Baja California (state) , license plate (Mexico)
- Norway: Follo in Akershus Province
- Romania: Bacau County
- Sweden: Diplomatic license plate for Cuba, see license plate number (Sweden) #Diplomatic license plate
- Slovakia: Okres Banská Bystrica (not yet taken)
- Ukraine: Lviv Oblast (Lviv)
Transport :
- Belaruskaja Tschyhunka , the Belarusian State Railway
- Borsdorf – Coswig railway line , regular-gauge railway line in central Saxony according to Saxon notation
- Blonay – Chamby museum railway , a meter-gauge museum railway in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
- Skymark Airlines , Japanese airline (IATA code)
- Bahncard , discount card from Deutsche Bahn AG
Technology and Internet :
- bc (Unix) , a programmable calculator ( basic calculator ) under UNIX and other operating systems
- Bearer Capability , a message type in the ISDN, Integrated Services Digital Network
- Blind copy, Bcc ( Header (E-Mail) ) Blind carbon copy; in the e-mail traffic those addressees that the recipient does not see in contrast to the "Cc" line.
- Board computer , a device in vehicles and airplanes
Economy and Organizations :
- Bank clearing, code for banks in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, see BC number
- Business Content, part of the Business Information Warehouse of SAP AG
- Boys convent , a form of meeting of a fraternity
- Burschenbunds-Convent , a corporation association
BČ as a distinguishing mark on license plates:
- Serbia: Bečej
BĆ as a distinguishing mark on license plates:
- Serbia: Bogatić
See also:
Wiktionary: BC - explanations of meanings, origins of words, synonyms, translations
