ACC
Abbreviation with 7 meanings
| Stands for | American College of Cardiology |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 7 |
| Categories | Medical, Transportation & Travel, Sports, Military, Law & Legal, Writing & Everyday |
| Also written | acc. |
ACC has seven meanings. The most common are American College of Cardiology (cardiology) and Adaptive cruise control (automotive); it can also stand for Atlantic Coast Conference, Air Combat Command, Area control centre, Association of Corporate Counsel and Accusative.
Meanings of ACC at a glance
| # | ACC stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American College of Cardiology | Medical › Cardiology |
| 2 | Adaptive cruise control | Transportation & Travel › Automotive |
| 3 | Atlantic Coast Conference | Sports › Sports League and Organization |
| 4 | Air Combat Command | Military › Military Unit and Organization |
| 5 | Area control centre | Transportation & Travel › Aviation |
| 6 | Association of Corporate Counsel | Law & Legal › Legal Profession |
| 7 | Accusative | Writing & Everyday › Grammar and Dictionary |
1. American College of Cardiology
Medical · Cardiology Abbreviations · also used in organizations
Professional society of cardiologists and cardiovascular care teams, founded in 1949 and based in Washington, D.C. It co-publishes most US cardiology guidelines with the American Heart Association, runs quality registries and publishes the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).
Example: Per the 2022 ACC/AHA/HFSA heart failure guideline, SGLT2 inhibitors are recommended in HFrEF.
Members use the designation FACC (Fellow of the American College of Cardiology). Its annual Scientific Session is one of the largest cardiology meetings, where major trials are presented. The National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) collects data on procedures such as PCI, TAVR and ICD implants from hundreds of hospitals.
2. Adaptive cruise control
Transportation & Travel · Automotive Abbreviations
Driver-assistance feature that holds a set speed but automatically slows down and speeds up to keep a chosen following distance from the vehicle ahead, using radar or cameras. Many systems can bring the car to a stop and restart in traffic.
Example: With ACC on, the long drive through Ohio traffic was far less tiring.
Introduced on luxury cars in the late 1990s and now common on mainstream models. Stop-and-go versions are sometimes called full-speed-range ACC. Drivers must still steer and watch the road; ACC may not react to stopped vehicles or obstacles in every situation. In aviation, ACC means area control centre, an unrelated meaning.
3. Atlantic Coast Conference
Sports · Sports League and Organization Abbreviations
NCAA Division I conference stretching from Boston College to Miami and, since 2024, to Stanford and California on the West Coast. Traditionally strongest in men's basketball, it counts Duke and North Carolina among its marquee programs.
Example: Duke clinched the ACC regular-season title with a road win in Chapel Hill.
Formed in 1953 by seven schools that left the Southern Conference. Its headquarters moved from Greensboro to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2023. SMU, Stanford and California joined in 2024, bringing membership to 18. Notre Dame competes as a full member in most sports but plays football as an independent. In medicine, ACC is the American College of Cardiology.
4. Air Combat Command
Military · Military Unit and Organization Abbreviations
Primary provider of US Air Force combat air power, responsible for fighter, attack, reconnaissance, battle-management and electronic-warfare forces based in the United States. It is headquartered at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Example: ACC certified the new F-35 squadron as ready for deployment.
ACC was created on June 1, 1992, by merging Tactical Air Command with the fighter and reconnaissance elements of Strategic Air Command. Its bombers later moved to Air Force Global Strike Command. In other fields ACC can mean the Atlantic Coast Conference or American College of Cardiology.
5. Area control centre
Transportation & Travel · Aviation Abbreviations
ICAO term for the air traffic control unit responsible for en-route IFR flights within a flight information region, the equivalent of a US ARTCC. Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre, run by Eurocontrol, handles high-altitude traffic over Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and northwest Germany.
Example: Approaching the Irish coast, the crew left Shanwick Oceanic and checked in with Shannon ACC for the descent toward London.
Spelled "centre" in ICAO and British usage. On the radio the unit is addressed by name plus "Control" or "Radar," as in "London Control." Large European examples include London at Swanwick, Paris and Rome. In cars, the same initials stand for adaptive cruise control, an unrelated meaning.
6. Association of Corporate Counsel
Law & Legal · Legal Profession Abbreviations
Global professional association for in-house lawyers working in corporations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations, founded in 1982 and based in Washington, D.C. It provides education, networking, research and advocacy on issues affecting in-house practice.
Example: The ACC's annual survey asks chief legal officers about their biggest concerns for the year ahead.
Originally the American Corporate Counsel Association, it adopted its current name in 2003 to reflect international membership. It has supported registered in-house counsel rules, which let lawyers licensed elsewhere work in-house in a state. In college sports, ACC means the Atlantic Coast Conference.
7. Accusative (acc.)
Writing & Everyday · Grammar and Dictionary Abbreviations
Marks the accusative case, the form used for the direct object of a verb and after certain prepositions in languages such as Latin, German and Russian. English shows it only in object pronouns like "me," "him" and "them."
Example: German den Hund (acc.), as in "Ich sehe den Hund," "I see the dog"
In German, only the masculine article changes in the accusative (der becomes den). The pronouns "whom" and "whomever" are the English accusative forms of "who," now declining in informal speech. In banking, acc. abbreviates "account," an unrelated meaning.
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This entry is for general education and is not medical or legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.