MPC
Appearance
MPC, Mpc or mpc may refer to:
Astronomy
[edit]- Megaparsec (Mpc), unit of length used in astronomy
- Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Minor Planet Circulars (MPC, M.P.C. or MPCs), astronomical publication from the Minor Planet Center
Businesses
[edit]- Mai-Liao Power Corporation, Taiwan
- Model Products Corporation, model kit manufacturer
- Moving Picture Company, a visual effects company, London, UK
- MPC, maker of encrypted mobile phones
Computing and electronics
[edit]- Media Player Classic, a software media player
- MPC Computers, a former US computer maker
- Multimedia PC, a recommended configuration for a personal computer
- Multi-Personal Computer, a line of desktop personal computers released by Columbia Data Products
- Multi Project Chip, sharing costs across projects
- Musepack, an audio codec
- Command-line client for the Music Player Daemon
- Akai MPC, series of music workstations
- Secure multi-party computation
- MPC model, a theoretical model for massively parallel computation
Economics
[edit]Government and politics
[edit]- Central African Patriotic Movement (MPC), a rebel group in the Central African Republic
- Member of Provincial Council, a member of provincial councils in Sri Lanka
- Mizoram People's Conference, a regional political party in Mizoram, India
- Model Penal Code
- Movement for Progressive Change, a political party in Liberia
- Multi-Party Charter, political party alliance in South Africa
- Myanmar Peace Centre
Military
[edit]- Marine Personnel Carrier, a US armored personnel carrier
- Military payment certificate, US military currency
- Military Police Corps (United States)
- RAF Mount Pleasant, an RAF base in the Falkland Islands commonly referred to as the Mount Pleasant Complex
Places
[edit]- Michael Polanyi Center, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, US
- Mindanao Polytechnic College, Philippines
- Milton Peters College, Sint Maarten (operated by the Stichting Voortgezet Onderwijs van de Bovenwindse Eilanden)
- Monterey Peninsula College, California, US
Science and technology
[edit]- Model predictive control
- Magnetic particle clutch (or magnetic powder clutch)
- Metal phthalocyanine (MPc), a phthalocyanine used in dyeing
- Milk protein concentrate
- Multi-particle collision dynamics, a particle-based mesoscale simulation technique for complex fluids
- Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier
Other uses
[edit]- Most placeable candidate, recruiting industry term
- MPC Computers Bowl, a football bowl game
- Myanmar Press Council
- Macedonian Orthodox Church (Macedonian: Македонска православна црква, romanized: Makedonska pravoslavna crkva)