BC - Science and Technology

Science and Technology

  • bc programming language, an arbitrary-precision calculator language
  • Backcrossing, a crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents, or a genetically similar individual
  • Ballistic coefficient, a measure of air drag on a projectile
  • Base curve radius, a parameter of a contact lens
  • Battle command, a military process
  • Bayonet cap, a standard light bulb connection
  • Black carbon, a carbonaceous component of soot
  • Buoyancy compensator (diving), a piece of scuba diving equipment

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