ARC may refer to:

Business

• American Record Company, a United States record label
• American Reprographics Company, the largest reprographics company in the United States
• ARC International, a computer processor designer
• Airlines Reporting Corporation, a company which handles administrative functions for airlines

The American Record Company was a United States record label, in business from about 1904 to 1908. ... American Reprographics Company is the leading reprographics company in the United States, providing business-to-business document management services to the architectural, engineering and construction industry, or AEC industry. ... ARC International plc is a company that designs computer processors. ...

Fiction

• Advanced Recon Commando, part of the elite special forces of clone troopers under the Grand Army of the Republic in the fictional Star Wars universe
• Andromeda Research Corporation, a fictional corporation in the computer game Uplink

This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Uplink is a computer game released in 2002 by the British software company Introversion Software. ...

Politics

• Administrative Reform Council, the military regime that governed Thailand following the 2006 coup d'état ousting Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
• Alien Residence Certificate, the certificate issued to foreign citizens legally permitted to reside in Taiwan
• Appalachian Regional Commission, a United States federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life
• Atlanta Regional Commission, a regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency
• Auckland Regional Council, a local government entity of the Auckland Region of New Zealand
• Australian Research Council, the Australian Government’s main agency for allocating research funding to academics and researchers in Australian universities

This article focuses on the military junta that overthrew the elected civilian government of Thailand in the 2006 Thailand coup. ... An ARC (Alien Residence Certificate) is the certificate, in the form of a green-colored card, issued to foreign citizens legally permitted to reside in Taiwan, R.O.C. An ARC is issued by the National Ministry of Immigration at any one of the local branch offices throughout Taiwan. ... Areas included within the Appalachian Regional Commissions charter The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a United States federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. ... The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is the regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency for the Atlanta, Georgia, region, as defined as a 10-county area including Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties, as well as the City of Atlanta. ... Auckland is one of the 15 regions of New Zealand, named after Auckland City, the large city at its heart. ... The Australian Research Council (ARC) is the Australian Government’s main agency for allocating research funding to academics and researchers in Australian universities. ...

Religion

• ARC (Scientology), a fundamental concept in Scientology methodology
• Society for the Arts, Religion and Contemporary Culture, a religious organization

ARC is a fundamental concept in Scientology methodology, and is a term particular to Scientology coined by founder L. Ron Hubbard. ... The Society for the Arts, Religion and Contemporary Culture, commonly known as ARC, was founded in October 1961 by Marvin Halverson (b. ...

Research

• Aging Research Centre, an independent non-profit educational research centre with facilities in Berkeley, California and in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
• Applied Research Center, a public policy institute advancing racial justice through research, advocacy and journalism
• Arthritis Research Campaign, a British medical research charity dedicated to curing arthritis
• Augmentation Research Center, a center founded by electrical engineer Douglas Engelbart to develop and experiment with new tools and techniques for collaboration and information processing
• Aviation Research Centre, a part of the Research and Analysis Wing of the Cabinet Secretariat
• NASA Ames Research Center, a NASA facility located at Moffett Federal Airfield

The Aging Research Centre (ARC) is an independent non-profit educational research centre with facilities in Berkeley, California and in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... Arthritis Research Campaign is a British medical research charity dedicated to curing arthritis. ... Stanford Research Institutes Augmentation Research Center (ARC) was founded by electrical engineer Douglas Engelbart to develop and experiment with new tools and techniques for collaboration and information processing. ... // Aviation Research Centre (ARC),is a part of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) of the Cabinet Secretariat. ... Aerial View of Moffett Field and NASA Ames Research Center. ...

Technology

• Adaptive Replacement Cache, a cache management algorithm with better performance than LRU
• Advanced Resource Connector, a Grid middleware developed by NorduGrid
• Advanced RISC Computing, a specification promulgated by a defunct consortium of computer manufacturers
• ARC (file format), a file format by SEA that was very popular before Phil Katz's introduction of the ZIP format
• ARC Macro Language, a high-level algorithmic language for ArcInfo
• Aspect Ratio Converter, a hardware device which changes the Aspect Ratio of a Video Signal

Adaptive Replacement Cache (ARC) is a cache management algorithm with better performance[1] than LRU (Least Recently Used) developed[2] at the IBM Almaden Research Center. ... Advanced Resource Connector, or ARC, is a Grid middleware developed by NorduGrid. ... An ARC console screen on an Alpha AXP system Advanced RISC Computing is a specification promulgated by a defunct consortium of computer manufacturers (the Advanced Computing Environment project), setting forth a standard MIPS RISC-based computer hardware and firmware environment. ... ARC is a file format by SEA (System Enhancement Associates) that was very popular before Phil Katzs introduction of the ZIP format. ... The ARC Macro Language (AML) is a proprietary high-level algorithmic language for generating applications in ArcInfo. ... The aspect ratio of a two-dimensional shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. ...

Other

• Advance Reader Copy, a book is released by the book publisher before it has gone to press
• AIDS-related complex, a condition in which antibody tests are positive for the HIV virus
• American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States
• American River College, a community college in Sacramento County, California
• ARC (Callsign), the acronym used by the Colombian National Armada ships
• ARC (language), a group of Semitic languages with a 3,000-year history
• ARC (station), Amtrak's station in Arcata, California
• Art Renewal Center, an organization dedicated to classical realism in art
• Athletics-Recreation Center, a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Valparaiso, Indiana
• Attack Retrieve Capture, a free multiplayer, 2D computer game originally created by John Vechey and Brian Fiete as a college project
• Australian Rally Championship, a 6 Round National motorsport Championship run in forested countryside throughout Australia
• Australian Rugby Championship, a national rugby competition
• Automation and Remote Control, a Russian periodical

An advance copy, also known as an advance reading copy or ARC, is a copy of a book released by its publisher before the book has gone to press for a complete printing. ... AIDS-related complex, or ARC, was introduced by the discovery of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome in homosexual men in 1981. ... A WWII-era poster encouraged American women to volunteer for the Red Cross as part of the war effort. ... American River CollegeWebsite American River College (ARC) is a two-year community college located in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California. ... ARC is the acronym used by the Colombian National Armada ships. ... Aramaic is a group of Semitic languages with a 3,000-year history. ... These are the three-letter codes used by Amtrak to indicate station locations. ... The Art Renewal Center is an organization dedicated to classical realism in art, as opposed to the Modernist developments of the 20th century. ... Athletics-Recreation Center is a 5,000 -seat multi-purpose arena in Valparaiso, Indiana. ... Attack Retrieve Capture (ARC) is a free multiplayer, 2D computer game originally created by John Vechey (jv) and Brian Fiete (bf) as a college project was later published by Hoopy Entertainment in 1997. ... Australian Rally Championship, West Australian Round, night stage. ... The Australian Rugby Championship rugby union competition that will commence in Australia in July 2007. ... Front Cover Automation and Remote Control (Russian: , Avtomatika i telemekhanika, ISSN 0005-1179) - a Russian periodical, publication of MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica Press distributed in English exclusively by Springer Science. ...

See also

• Arc

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