English Explanatory Dictionary

DPC

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Initialism of detective police constable.
  3. Initialism of District Police Chief A police officer in charge of a police district in the Kerala State Police.
  4. Initialism of direct primary care.

Word forms

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