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'''NC''' may refer to:
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==People==
* [[Naga Chaitanya]], an Indian Telugu film actor; sometimes nicknamed by the initials of his first and middle name, NC
* [[Nathan Connolly]], lead guitarist for Snow Patrol
* [[Nostalgia Critic]], the alter ego of Internet comedian Doug Walker from ''That Guy with the Glasses''

==Places==
* [[New Caledonia]], special collectivity of France (ISO 3166-1 country code NC)
* [[New Canaan]], a town in Connecticut, U.S.
* [[North Carolina]], a U.S. state by postal abbreviation
* [[Northern Cyprus]], a self-declared state on the island of Cyprus

==Science, technology, and mathematics==
===Biology and medicine===
* [[Nasal cannula]], a device used to deliver supplemental oxygen
* [[Nasal chondrocytes]], the cell type within the hyaline cartilage of the nasal septum
* [[Neural crest]], a transient component of the ectoderm
* [[Effective number of codons]], a measure to study the state of codon usage biases in genes

=== Chemistry ===

* [[Isocyanide|(-NC) Isocyanide]], an organic functional group.

===Computing and internet===
*[[NC (complexity)]], the set of decision problems decidable in polylogarithmic time on a parallel computer with a polynomial number of processors
*[[Naming Context]], in Microsoft Active Directory
*[[NCsoft]], a producer of MMORPGs such as Lineage
*[[Netcat]], a computer network utility
*[[Network Computer]], a diskless desktop computer in the late 1990s
*[[Norton Commander]], an orthodox file manager program
*[[PernMUSH]], an online game based on Anne McCaffrey's Pern novels

===Physics and materials===
* [[carbon nanotubes|Nanocarbon]], a short name for material based on carbon nanotubes
* [[coulomb|Nanocoulomb]], 1:{{formatnum:1000000000}} of the SI unit of electric charge
* [[Neutral current]], a class of physics interaction where the mediating boson is neutral, especially for neutrino experiments
* [[Nuclear chemistry]], the subfield of chemistry dealing with radioactivity, nuclear processes and nuclear properties

===Mathematics===
* [[nc (elliptic function)]], one of Jacobi's elliptic functions

===Other uses in science and technology===
* [[National coarse]], a Unified Thread Standard for screws, nuts, and bolts
* [[National Radio Company]], American manufacturer of radio equipment from 1914 to 1991
* [[Noise curve|Noise criteria]], a single-value measurement of background noise derived from a graphic representation of the sound pressure audio spectrum (noise curves)
* [[Noun class]], a grammatical category of nouns
* [[Normally closed]], an electrical switch where the default position is closed
* [[Not connected]], an open cable connection or unassigned connector or part pin
* [[Numerical control]], a method of automatic operation of machine tools
* [[Mazda MX-5 (NC)|NC MX-5 Miata]], the third generation of the Mazda MX-5

==Transport==
* [[Northern Air Cargo]], an American cargo airline (IATA designator NC)
* [[National Jet Systems]], an Australian charter airline (IATA designator NC)
* [[Curtiss NC]], an American flying boat nicknamed the "Nancy boat"
* [[NC-4]], the first aircraft to cross the atlantic (with multiple stops)
* NC, an international maritime [[distress signal]]

==Other uses==
* NC-17, an [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|MPAA film rating system]] code indicating that children under 17 are not admitted
* [[National Certificate]], an educational award in various countries including Ireland and Scotland
* [[National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces]] or National Coalition, a Syrian revolutionary organisation
* [[Nehru Centre]], Mumbai, India, a cultural centre 
* [[Newtownards Chronicle]], Northern Irish newspaper 
* [[New Centre]], a former political party in France now known as [[The Centrists]]
* New Conglomerate (NC), a faction in the ''[[PlanetSide#New_Conglomerate_(NC)|PlanetSide]]'' series
* [[New Continent School]] (Colegio Nuevo Continente), a private school in Mexico
* [[No comment]], in internet slang
* [[No contest (combat sports)]]
* [[Cognizable offence|Non Cognizable]] Offense, in law
* [[Nepali Congress]], a political party in Nepal
** [[Nepali Congress (Democratic)]]
** [[Nepali Congress (Rastrabadi)]]
* [[tacet|N.C.]], "no chord" in [[guitar tablature]]
* [[Nonconformity (quality)]], in Quality management
* [[Creative Commons NonCommercial license|Noncommercial]] (in Creative Commons licenses)

==See also==
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* [[NCS (disambiguation)]]

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