NC - Science and Technology

Science and Technology

  • Effective number of codons, a measure to study the state of codon usage biases in genes
  • Nanocoulomb, an SI unit of electric charge
  • Nasal cannula, a device used to deliver supplemental oxygen
  • Neural crest, a transient component of the ectoderm
  • Not Connected, an unconnected pin in electronic equipment (or no connection)
  • Normally closed, an electrical switch where the default position is closed
  • Numerical control, a method of automatic operation of machine tools
  • NC (complexity) Nick's Class, the set of decision problems decidable in polylogarithmic time on a parallel computer with a polynomial number of processors
  • National coarse, a Unified Thread Standard for screw, nut, and bolts
  • Nanocapsule
  • Noise Curve, a graphic representation of sound pressure levels relative to human hearing perception

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