DLC

abbreviation for

1. downloadable content: additional content that can be purchased online and added on to a video game, as to enhance its features: expansion ( def 9 ).

   If you buy the DLC, you’ll have access to the new weapon packs.

   I had more fun playing the DLC than the game itself.

Word History and Origins

Origin of DLC¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

Democrats faced accusations about the party being divided, and the DLC and DNC (Democratic National Committee) were often at odds.

From The Daily Beast

The DLC spoke to, and for, a Democratic rank and file that was considerably more moderate than party establishment.

From The Daily Beast

Someone will start a centrist Republican Leadership Council, just as people started the centrist DLC back in 1985.

From The Daily Beast

Liberals lost, as the DLC-ified White House agreed to huge cuts in domestic spending.

From The Daily Beast

But stylistically the DLC could not have been further from the new zeitgeist.

From The Daily Beast