DLC

American  

abbreviation

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

   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.

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Etymology

Origin of DLC

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

Protect Loch Tay have submitted 15 requests to DLC, including a report on the social and economic impact of the development and a commitment to "fully honour all access throughout the entire Taymouth Estate".

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023

This took place alongside a gradual recruitment of DLC figures into the D.C. lobbying apparatus.

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2023

I assume that the more successful the game is among buyers, the more likely DLC content is added, which is always a plus.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Like the DLC, it seems like most future updates to the game will be for next-gen consoles only; the company says 1.6 will be “the last major update” for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

From The Verge • Sep. 6, 2022

DLC 40 Reid, Ira De A. Negro youth, their social and economic backgrounds; a selected bibliography of unpublished studies, 1900-1938.

From The Negro in the United States; a selected bibliography. Compiled by Dorothy B. Porter by Porter, Dorothy B.