asc

noun

1. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Act of Senedd Cymru; formerly called Acts of the National Assembly for Wales, and only used for Acts passed after the change of name.

   “Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Act 2020 (2020 asc 2)”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of altered state of consciousness.

   “Ravers listen to technomusic at home, and some have commented that certain tracks of music can elicit ASC similar to the ones experienced at raves.”

3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of ambulatory surgery center.

   “The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) differs from the general hospital (GH) in several respects. […] The ASC has many advantages over the GH facility, some of which are financial and others related to patient flow and satisfaction. Clearly, a facility that has a limited purpose and scope can eliminate many services and costs that are necessary in the GH.”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of autism spectrum condition.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of ascent time.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Arctic/arctic security cutter
7. ASC (“an ASCII-encoded text file”): Ellipsis of ASC file

name

1. (Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Australian Sports Commission.
2. (Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Advertising Standards Canada.
3. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Association of Speakers Clubs.
4. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
5. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Apayao State College.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of ASCII.