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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation Doctor of Canon Law
  • abbreviation Doctor of Civil Law

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  • initialism UK : Initialism of Doctor of Civil Law. (a terminal higher education degree)
  • initialism computing, language Initialism of Digital Command Language.
  • initialism computing, programming Initialism of Double-Checked Locking.

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