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BC

1. Scuba Diving. buoyancy compensator.
2. British Columbia, Canada (approved for postal use).

bc

1. Music. basso continuo.
2. Also, bcc blind copy: used as a notation on the carbon copy of a letter or other document sent to a third person without the addressee's knowledge.

B/C

bills for collection.

B.C.

1. Bachelor of Chemistry.
2. Bachelor of Commerce.
3. bass clarinet.
4. battery commander.
5. before Christ (used in indicating dates).
6. British Columbia.

5. The abbreviation b.c. “before Christ” is always placed after a date or century: Cleopatra lived from 69 to 30 b.c. The war took place in the first century b.c. See also A.D.

B&C

Insurance. building and contents.
Also, B and C

buoyancy compensator

–noun Scuba Diving.
an inflatable vest used to control one's buoyancy underwater or to rest at the surface, usually having a connecting hose for inflation or deflation by mouth and a CO2 cartridge for rapid, emergency inflation.
Also called BC, buoyancy control device.
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BC  
abbr.  
  1. Bachelor of Chemistry

  2. also B.C. British Columbia

British Columbia  
Abbr. BC or B.C.
A province of western Canada bordering on the Pacific Ocean. It joined the confederation in 1871. The coastal area was first explored by Capt. James Cook in 1778. Victoria Island was a separate colony from 1849 until 1866, when it was combined with the mainland territory. Victoria is the capital and Vancouver the largest city. Population: 4,110,000.
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Cultural Dictionary

B.C.

An abbreviation used with dates of events that took place before the birth of Jesus. b.c. stands for before Christ. (Compare a.d.; see b.c.e.)

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: BC
Function: abbreviation
board-certified
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

BC
An arbitrary precision numeric processing language with C-like syntax. Traditionally implemented as a front-end to DC. There is a GNU version called GNU BC.
Unix manual page: bc(1).

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
bc
blind copy
Bc
committed burst
BC
  1. Bachelor of Chemistry

  2. because (shortwave transmission)

  3. bias contrast

  4. board certified

  5. British Columbia

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