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DEC, dec or Dec may refer to:
- "Dec" is abbreviation for the month of December.
- Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering computer company founded in 1957 by two brothers named Ken and Stan Olsen; it has since merged with Compaq in the late 1990s, and in 2003 became part of Hewlett-Packard. Originally known for their line of 8-bit PDP-8 computers, DEC spent years developing the PDP line through the 16-bit revolution, subsequently introducing a next-generation successor to the PDP line named VAX, a 32-bit processor considered a mainstay of commercial computing throughout the 1980's and early 1990s. Ultimately, DEC created the industry's first 64-bit CPU, named the ALPHA processor, and based it's final generation of systems on this chipset.
- "dec." in astronomy is an abbreviation for declination.
- Diethylcarbamazine is a drug commonly used to treat infections by filarial parasites.
- The Disasters Emergency Committee is a group of UK charities who coordinate large disaster relief efforts.
- "Dec." is an abbreviation for Oratorical Declamation, an event in competitive forensics or public speaking. It is not related to forensic science.
- The Diplome d’Études Collegiales is a diploma of college studies issued in Quebec.
- "DEC" is the airport code for Decatur, Illinois.
- "Dec", a nickname for Declan Donnelly, a United Kingdom television presenter.
