NPC
NPC may stand for:
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Science and medicine
Computing
- Nearest prototype classifier
- Network Parameter Control (in Asynchronous Transfer Mode networks)
- Non-deterministic polynomial-time complete (NP-complete)
- Non-printing character
Electronics
- Neutral Point Clamped, a topology used in power supplies and active filters
Medicine
- Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a common tumour of the nasopharynx
- NPC, an optometric abbreviation meaning "near point of convergence" or "no previous correction"
- Neural progenitor cell; see Notch signaling pathway
- Niemann–Pick disease, type C
- Nuclear pore complex, in molecular biology
Organisations
Corporations
- National Petrochemical Company of Iran
- National Power Corporation, a government-owned corporation in the Philippines
- Nauru Phosphate Corporation, Republic of Nauru
- Nevada Power Company, United States
- Non-profit company, a type of nonprofit organization in South Africa
Political organisations
- National Peace Council, United Kingdom
- Nationalist Party of China or Kuomintang, a political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Nationalist People's Coalition, a political party in the Philippines
- National People's Congress, the unicameral legislature of the People’s Republic of China
- National Petroleum Council (US)
- Northern People's Congress, a political party in Nigeria
- Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, Norway
- NPC Secretary-General, a political office in the People's Republic of China
Student organisations
- National Panhellenic Conference, an umbrella organization for college sororities, United States and Canada
- National Postgraduate Committee, the representative body for postgraduates in the United Kingdom
Other organisations
- see also under Sport, below
- National Press Club, the name of a number of press clubs
- Niagara Parks Commission, an agency of the Government of Ontario, Canada
- Northern Provincial Council, provincial council for the Northern Province in Sri Lanka
Sport and games
Sport
- National Paralympic Committee, a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement
- National Physique Committee, a bodybuilding organization in the United States
- National Provincial Championship (1976–2005), original domestic rugby competition in New Zealand original before reform into 14 sides
- National Provincial Championship (2006–present) (currently known as the Bunnings NPC), new 14 team domestic rugby competition in New Zealand previously known as the Air New Zealand Cup, ITM Cup and Mitre 10 Cup that replaced the old National Provincial Championship.
- Non-playing captain of a team in various sports; see, for example, contract bridge
Computer and video games
- Non-player characters in video games and role-playing games
- NPC (meme), a variant of the Wojak internet meme
- New Play Control!, a series of Wii ports of first-party GameCube video games
Research and educational facilities
- National Paralegal College, a for-profit online college based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- National Park College, a community college in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Netherlands
Other
- NATO Programming Centre, part of the NATO Communications and Information Agency
- Neighbourhood police centre, a mid-sized police station in Singapore
- NPC (cable system), underwater cable connecting Japan and the United States
- Fujicolor NPC 160, former name of Fujicolor Pro 160C
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