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DEC, dec or Dec may refer to:
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Places
- DečDecDEC, dec or Dec may refer to:Places* Deč, a village in Serbia* Decatur Airport, Decatur, Illinois * Derwent Entertainment Centre, an entertainment centre in Hobart, Australia...
, a village in Serbia - Decatur AirportDecatur AirportDecatur Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Decatur, a city in Macon County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Decatur Park District....
, Decatur, Illinois (IATA airport code DEC) - Derwent Entertainment CentreDerwent Entertainment CentreDerwent Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose arena and is the primary venue, in Hobart, for large indoor functions/events. It was constructed in 1989 and is situated in between the waterfront of the River Derwent, the Brooker Highway and Tattersalls Park.Between 1989 and 1996, it was the home of...
, an entertainment centre in Hobart, Australia - Doncaster Education CityDoncaster Education CityDoncaster Education City is a £90 million higher and further education facility in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The centrepiece of the project is a new purpose-built campus in the centre of the town nicknamed The Hub....
, a development in South Yorkshire
People
- Francis E. DecFrancis E. DecFrancis E. Dec was a U.S. lawyer from Hempstead Village, New York, disbarred for fraud in 1959, and later known for the bizarre socio-political tracts of conspiracy theories he mass-mailed to the media...
(1926–1996), U.S. conspiracy theorist and cult "kook" - Declan DonnellyDeclan DonnellyDeclan Joseph Oliver "Dec" Donnelly is one half of the English acting and TV presenting duo Ant & Dec, with the other being Anthony McPartlin. He came to prominence in the children's drama series Byker Grove and as one half of the pop music duo PJ & Duncan...
(from Ant & Dec), a United Kingdom television presenter
Organizations
- Dheeraj and East Coast LLCDheeraj and East Coast LLCDheeraj and East Coast LLC or simply DEC is a real estate developer based in Dubai in United Arab Emirates. This Company is a joint venture between Dheeraj Constructions based in India and East Coast LLC based in Dubai City. The company has got experience of about 60 years with each other...
, Dubai - Department of Environment and Conservation (disambiguation)
- Digital Equipment CorporationDigital Equipment CorporationDigital Equipment Corporation was a major American company in the computer industry and a leading vendor of computer systems, software and peripherals from the 1960s to the 1990s...
, a defunct computer and technology company - Disasters Emergency CommitteeDisasters Emergency CommitteeThe Disasters Emergency Committee is an umbrella group comprising fourteen UK charities. These charities are all associated with disaster related issues such as providing clean water, humanitarian aid and medical care....
, coordinates 14 disaster relief charities in the United Kingdom - New York State Department of Environmental ConservationNew York State Department of Environmental ConservationThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is responsible for the conservation, improvement, and protection of natural resources within the U.S. state of New York. It was founded in 1970, replacing the previous Conservation Department...
Abbreviations, initialisms, acronyms
- Distance Education CouncilDistance Education CouncilDistance Education Council is an organisation based in New Delhi, India responsible for the promotion and coordination of the open university and distance education system and for determination of its standards in India. The Council was constituted under the Indira Gandhi National Open University...
, Autonomous Body of Government of India for Open and Distance Education - DecemberDecemberDecember is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.December starts on the same day as September every year and ends on the same day as April every year.-Etymology:...
, a month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar - Decent, average.
- DeclinationDeclinationIn astronomy, declination is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Declination in astronomy is comparable to geographic latitude, but projected onto the celestial sphere. Declination is measured in degrees north and...
, a term from astronomy - DiethylcarbamazineDiethylcarbamazineDiethylcarbamazine is an anthelmintic drug that does not resemble other antiparasitic compounds. It is a synthetic organic compound which is highly specific for several parasites and does not contain any toxic metallic elements.-Uses:...
, an anti-parasite drug - Diplome d’Études Collegiales (in French), a college studies diploma issued in Quebec
- Oratorical Declamation, an event in competitive debate
- Display Energy CertificateDisplay Energy Certificate- Display Energy Certificates :Since 1 October 2008 public buildings in the UK over 1,000m2 must display a Display Energy Certificate prominently at all times...
, a UK requirement to show a certificate rating energy performance in public buildings. - An abbreviation for decimalDecimalThe decimal numeral system has ten as its base. It is the numerical base most widely used by modern civilizations....
, for example in ASCII charts