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  • NC
    NC
    abbreviation
    network computer.
  • n/c
    n/c
    no charge.
  • N.C.
    N.C.
    abbreviation
    no charge.
  • nc
    nc
    abbreviation
    New Caledonia

NC

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. network computer.

  2. no charge.

  3. North Carolina (approved especially for use with zip code).

  4. numerical control.

  5. Military. Nurse Corps.


n/c 2 American  
  1. no charge.


N.C. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. no charge.

  2. North Carolina.


NC 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. North Carolina

  2. education National Curriculum

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nc 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. New Caledonia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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North Carolina’s AI Academy at NC State, built with more than 100 corporate partners, combines university credentialing with applied workplace training.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

It goes back to a deal StepStone made in November 2022 with the team of Charlotte, NC, money managers—a group known as CH Equity Partners—that run its “evergreen” funds for individual retail investors.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Alongside a shirtless profile photo, he describes himself in his bio as a father and "Fayetteville NC based real estate investor".

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

Co-author Ronalds Gonzalez, an associate professor at NC State, noted that bamboo tissue production is not inherently more sustainable than tissue made from other wood sources.

From Science Daily Nov. 3, 2025

I am beginning to suspect patient is holding back more than the name of the young man who, per security guard, walked NC home.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

She owns the 130-employee company, based in Gastonia, N.C.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Homeowners in Raleigh, N.C., were the most likely to cut prices on their for-sale listings, followed by homeowners in Denver and Salt Lake City.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

And although good wine was hard to find this side of the Atlantic back in Thomas Jefferson’s day, N.C.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Olympian Jenny Simpson collapsed during a community running event Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C., and still is receiving medical treatment a day later.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Mother, father, sister and I were sent as refugees from Mississippi to N.C.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration

I live in nc and will be a guardian.

From New York Times Dec. 14, 2017

Participation of the Elite The proliferation of these study groups can be interpreted as proof thai traditional political institutions are nc longer capable of handling unassisted the problems of U.S. society.

From Time Magazine Archive

If a = mb, c = md, then is na the same multiple of b that nc is of d, viz. na = nmb, nc = nmd.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

As is shown in figure 3D, the neurenteric canal, nc, still opens ventrally, though the medullary canal, mc, has now no dorsal opening to the exterior.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

Begut nc ing andang tinuki ya ing ubingan.

From A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Starr, Frederick

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