VRC
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VRC is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:
- Vaccine Research CenterVaccine Research CenterThe Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center, more commonly known as the Vaccine Research Center , is a department at the U.S. National Institutes of Health which was established to facilitate research in vaccine development...
- Vancouver Rowing ClubVancouver rowing clubVancouver Rowing Club is a rowing club in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,Originally formed in 1886 as the Vancouver Boating Club, the first clubhouse was built a year later. In 1890 one of the city's early athletic rivalries began when the Burrard Inlet Rowing Club built its headquarters just...
, formed in 1886 - Vertical redundancy check
- Veteran Reserve CorpsVeteran Reserve CorpsThe Veteran Reserve Corps was a military reserve organization created within the Union Army during the American Civil War to allow partially disabled or otherwised infirmed soldiers to perform light duty, freeing able-bodied soldiers to serve on the front lines.-The Invalid Corps:The corps was...
- Victoria Racing ClubVictoria Racing ClubThe Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. It was formed following the disbanding of the Victoria Turf Club and the Victoria Jockey Club. A legacy passed from the Victoria Turf Club was the annual “race that stops a nation”, the Melbourne Cup, which was first contested in 1861.From its...
- Videogame Rating CouncilVideogame Rating CouncilThe Videogame Rating Council was introduced by Sega of America in 1993 to rate all video games that were released for sale in the United States on the Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Sega CD, and rarely, some computer games...
, a rating council created by Sega of America - Virtual Radar ClientVirtual Radar ClientVirtual Radar Client is a Windows-based software application that simulates the radar workstations of real-world air traffic controllers...
, a radar program used on VATSIM - Virtual realityVirtual realityVirtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...
center - Visual resources collection
- Voltage reductionVoltage reductionIn a simple resistive circuit, a reduction in the voltage across the resistance will result in a reduction in the power dissipated by the circuit.-Electric utilities:...
circuit - Volunteer Rifle Corps, see: Volunteer Force (Great Britain)Volunteer Force (Great Britain)The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement in 1859. Originally highly autonomous, the units of volunteers became increasingly integrated with the British Army after the Childers Reforms in 1881, before forming part of the...
- Vulnerability and Risk CommitteeVulnerability and Risk CommitteeThe Vulnerability and Risk Committee, or VRC, is one of the four technical committees within the Council on Disaster Reduction of the American Society of Civil Engineers.- Purpose :...
of the American Society of Civil Engineers - Vulnerability Reduction Credit, see: Adaptation to global warming#Adaptation Finance
- Vr.C., a military decoration, see: Vir ChakraVir ChakraVir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration carried with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration...