Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dpc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: dpc
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of deferred procedure call A software interrupt triggered by the kernel when it detects a "hung" condition deep within a thread or process it is attempting to terminate. In general, this allows the process to complete its work before the impending termination or context switch.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of damp-proof course

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of detective police constable.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of District Police Chief A police officer in charge of a police district in the Kerala State Police.

Indian usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of direct primary care.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"PW4 (DPC 13900) was at the checkline junction Luard Road near Jaffe Road. They were there to prevent protesters rushing in to block the road from Luard Road."
"This provision allows individuals with HDHPs to also enroll in DPC arrangements (and maintain their HSA) and allows HSA funds to be used to pay for DPC services."

Usage

Inflected Forms

DPCs (plural)

Questions

What does dpc mean?: Initialism of deferred procedure call A software interrupt triggered by the kernel when it detects a "hung" condition deep within a thread or process it is attempting to terminate. In general, this allows the process to complete its work before the impending termination or context switch.

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