Democratic National Convention

Democratic National Committee is the primary advocate for the Democratic party.

Democratic National Committee. The leadership, administrative, and fundraising arm of the national Democratic Party. Raises money, including "soft money," for party activities.

Declared Net Capacity GCV Gross Calorific Values

Declared net capability

Declared Net Capacity. This is an approximate measure of the effective capacity of a renewable energy plant, given the variable nature of renewable energy sources. The Declared Net Capacity of a plant can be estimated using the following formulae: The annual capacity factor for a wind turbine is dependent upon rated capacity and the annual wind resource. The annual capacity factor of nuclear plant is assumed 70% Wind turbines typically have an annual capacity factor of 30% This results in a factor of 43% in calculating the Declared Net Capacity of an installation.

Dense Nesting Cover. Vegetation used by ground nesting birds for nesting purposes; typically a mixture of cool season grasses and legumes (most commonly intermediate wheatgrass, alfalfa and yellow sweetclover).

Meaning "did not compete", the ruling when a boat fails to compete in a scheduled race and is awarded the maximum number of points for the race.

Did Not Cross (you will still be charged the grading fees)

Director or Directorate of Naval Construction

Abbr. Distributed Numerical Control - non centralized processing of numerical control information

Direct Numerical Control

Digital Nautical Chart.

Digital Noise Control

Delayed Neutron Counting

Do-Not-Call