Science and Technology
- Soybean cyst nematode, a type of parasitic nematode
- Suprachiasmatic nucleus (or nuclei), a part of the hypothalamus in the brain
- Switched circuit network, i.e. the public switched telephone network
- Server change number, a counter variable used in client-server architecture
- System change number, a stamp that defines a committed version in an Oracle Database
- Thiocyanate, an organic compound in the cyanate family
- Satellite Catalog Number, an identification number given to satellites
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