ADC
3 synonyms and 1 antonym for ADC, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — In multiplayer online battle arena games such as League of Legends, the attack damage carry: the ranged character who deals sustained physical damage and is expected to become the team's main damage dealer late in the game. Also the bottom lane role that character plays.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun gaming
In multiplayer online battle arena games such as League of Legends, the attack damage carry: the ranged character who deals sustained physical damage and is expected to become the team's main damage dealer late in the game. Also the bottom lane role that character plays.
“He mains ADC and refuses to play anything but bot lane.”
2. noun technical
An analog-to-digital converter: a circuit that turns a continuously varying signal, such as a voltage from a microphone or sensor, into numbers a computer can process.
“The board has a 12-bit ADC, so each reading lands somewhere between 0 and 4095.”
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How to use ADC
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Neutral within each field. Never spell it out in gaming chat; always define it on first use in technical writing.
Etymology
An initialism, expanded differently in each field: attack damage carry, analog-to-digital converter, antibody-drug conjugate, aide-de-camp.
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