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CC

1. Carbon Copy. An e-mail or memo that is CC'd to someone is copied to that person, with all the recipients of the e-mail or memo seeing the person named on the distribution list. cf BCC.

2. Continuity Check.

3. C Compiler. cc is the name of a C language compiler available on most Unix systems.

4. Chat abbreviation for Credit Card.

5. Conditional Compilation.

6. Conditional Comments. Comments embedded in HTML that allow sections of the HTML to be included or excluded depending on a specified condition. Supported by Internet Explorer (IE), but not commonly supported by other browsers.

Relevant links:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/overview/ccomment_ovw.asp - About Conditional Comments.
www.positioniseverything.net/articles/multiIE.html - Taming multiple IE standalones. Uses and describes Conditional Comments.

7. Cubit Centimeter. Also written as cm³. The SI-unit of volume, corresponds to the volume of a cube measuring 1cm on each side (i.e. the volume enclosed by the cube measuring 1cm x 1cm x 1cm).

1cc of water is also defined as equal to 1 gram of water.

8. Cubic Capacity. Term used when describing the volume of a cylinder in an engine (for example in a car engine). It is the available volume of the cylinder when the piston is pushed fully out. Also known as engine displacement.

It should be appreciated that cubic capacity is a term and does not imply units. Cubic capacity is typically (but not always) expressed in cubic inches or cubic centimeters.

Relevant links:

www.scooterhelp.com/tuning/defs.ccs.html - Tuning & Cubit Capacity.

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