DCT

DCT may refer to:

Biology

• Distal convoluted tubule, a part of the functional unit of the kidney
• Dopachrome tautomerase, a human gene

Computing and technology

• Dct (File Format), a proprietary audio file format for digital dictation
• DCT (videocassette format), a videocassette format developed by Ampex
• Discovery Channel Telescope, a 4.3-meter telescope
• Dual clutch transmission, a vehicle technology which allows gears to be selected in fully manual or automatic mode
• DCT, (Data Collection Tree), a tree topology which collects the data from the cluster head

Entertainment

• dc Talk, an American Christian band
• DC Thomson a publisher of British comics
• Dreams Come True (band), a Japanese band

Mathematics

• Direct comparison test, a way of deducing the convergence or divergence of an infinite series or an improper integral
• Discrete cosine transform, a mathematical transform related to the Fourier transform
• Dominated convergence theorem, a central mathematical theorem in the theory of integration first proposed by Henri Lebesgue

Warships

• Depth charge thrower, a mortar-like weapon used to launch depth charges at targets distant from the ship
• Depth charge track, a rack on the stern of a combat ship used to hold several depth charges at the ready, to be dropped via remote trigger
• Director Control Tower, a facility equipped to direct and control a ship's gun battery

Other uses

• Danescourt railway station, Wales; National Rail station code DCT
• DCT Industrial Trust, an American reinvestment trust, ticker symbol DCT
• Dennistoun Community Together, a Glasgow community group
• Direct Coombs test, used to test for autoimmune hemolytic anemia
• Discourse-completion task, a pragmatics research method in linguistics
• Divine command theory, a metaethical theory of morality
• Dual-coding theory, a theory of cognition