ABC (EN)

noun, Proper noun, adjective

noun “ABC”

1. the English alphabet
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   Children start school by learning their ABCs.
2. the basics or fundamentals of any subject
   Before investing, you need to understand the ABCs of finance.
3. (in poker) a straightforward, uncomplicated playing style
   Beginners often use an ABC approach when learning poker.
4. (in emergency medicine) the essential steps in assessing and treating critically ill patients: airway, breathing, and circulation
   The doctor quickly evaluated the patient's ABC.
5. (in business management) activity-based costing, a costing methodology that assigns indirect costs to products based on activities needed to produce them
   The company implemented ABC to improve cost management.
6. (in climbing) an advance base camp
   The team established an ABC before their summit attempt.
7. (in computing) artificial bee colony, an optimization algorithm
   They used the ABC algorithm for solving complex problems.
8. (in immunology) antigen-binding capacity
   Researchers measured the ABC to assess antibody levels.
9. (in immunology) age-associated B cell
   The study focused on ABCs in older adults.
10. (in pathology) aneurysmal bone cyst
    The patient underwent surgery to remove an ABC from his femur.
11. (in medicine) adenoid basal cell carcinoma
    ABC is a rare type of cervical cancer.
12. (in pharmacology) abacavir, an antiviral drug
    The doctor prescribed ABC to manage the patient's HIV infection.
13. (in pharmacology) accelerated blood clearance
    The new drug reduced ABC in patients.
14. (in object-oriented programming) abstract base class
    The ABC defines methods that must be implemented by subclasses.
15. (in law, finance) assignment for the benefit of creditors
    The company chose an ABC instead of filing for bankruptcy.
16. (in automotive) active body control, a suspension technology
    The car features ABC for improved handling.
17. (in psychology) affect, behavior, and cognition, components of attitude
    The therapist examined the patient's ABCs.
18. (in medicine) abstinence, be faithful, use a condom; a sex education policy
    The health campaign promoted the ABC approach to reduce HIV transmission.
19. (in electronics) always be charging; the practice of keeping devices charged
    Electric vehicle owners are advised to follow the ABC rule.

Proper noun “ABC”

1. the American Broadcasting Company, a television network
   ABC airs popular shows across the United States.
2. (US, rail transport) the Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad
   The ABC Railroad connected major cities in the southeast.
3. a programming language designed for teaching
   She learned programming basics using ABC before moving on to Python.

adjective “ABC”

1. relating to atomic, biological, and chemical weapons
   The military conducted training on ABC warfare defense.