NC

NC may refer to:

Places

North Carolina
New Caledonia
Northern Cyprus

Computing and internet

NCsoft, a producer of MMORPGs such as Lineage
nc, command name for Netcat a computer network utility
Neglected Mario Characters, a webcomic on a Nintendo fansite
Network computer, a diskless desktop computer in the late 1990s
Norton Commander, an orthodox file manager program
The Nostalgia Critic, a critic of movies and shows, mostly of the 80's and 90's

Transport

Northern Air Cargo, An American cargo airline IATA designator
National Jet Systems, Australian charter airline IATA designator
Curtiss NC, American flying boat nicknamed the "Nancy boat"
NC-4, the first aircraft to cross the atlantic (with multiple stops)
NC, the beginning of registries for American civil aircraft
NC, an international maritime distress signal

Science and technology

Effective number of codons, a measure to study the state of codon usage biases in genes
Nanocoulomb, an SI unit of electric charge
Nasal cannula, a device used to deliver supplemental oxygen
Neural crest, transient component of the ectoderm
Not Connected, Unconnected pin in electronic equipment (or no connection)
Normally closed, a switch where the default position is closed
Numerical control, method of automatic operation of machine tools
NC (complexity) Nick's Class, the set of decision problems decidable in polylogarithmic time on a parallel computer with a polynomial number of processors
National coarse, a Unified Thread Standard for screw, nut, and bolts

Other uses

NC, no comment
NC-17, Motion Picture Association of America film rating system code indicating that children under 17 are not admitted
National Certificate, name of an educational award in various countries including Ireland and Scotland
New Centre, a political party in France
Nathan Connolly, lead guitarist for Snow Patrol
The Nostalgia Critic, an Internet personality.
Newcomer

Translation

The word "NC" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Czech, German, Estonian, Spanish, French, Korean, Italian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Dutch, Japanese, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese, Chinese.

Translation(s) in other languages: Esperanto: Nc, Ripuarian: NC (Watt ėßß datt?), Finnish: Nc.