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'''DCS''' may refer to:

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==Government==
* [[Danish Council of State]], the privy council of Denmark
* [[Defense Clandestine Service]], a component of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency
* Department of Child Safety (or Services), or [[Child protective services]], the name for an agency tasked with protecting children from violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect
* Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), as in:
** [[Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (disambiguation)]]
** [[Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff]]
** [[White House Deputy Chief of Staff]]
* [[Diplomatic Courier Service]], a branch of the US [[Bureau of Diplomatic Security]] tasked with protecting diplomatic pouches and material
* [[Directorate of Colonial Surveys]], the United Kingdom's central survey and mapping organisation for British colonies and protectorates 1946–1957
* [[Dutch Council of State]], a constitutionally-established advisory body to the government of the Netherlands

== Law enforcement ==
* [[Department of Corrective Services]], department of New South Wales Government responsible for supervision of adult offenders on community-based or custodial orders
* [[Detective Chief Superintendent]], the senior detective and commander of the Criminal Investigation Department in most forces in the United Kingdom
* [[Georgia Department of Community Supervision]], the executive branch agency of the U.S. state of Georgia tasked with the supervision of felony probationers and parolees

==Education==
* [[Dade Christian School]], a private school in Miami-Dade County, Florida
* [[Dayton City School]], a school district and elementary/middle school in Dayton, Tennessee
* [[Dean Close School]]
* [[Desert Christian Schools (Arizona)]], in Tucson, Arizona
* [[Desert Christian Schools (California)]], a private school in Lancaster, California
* [[Diploma of Collegial Studies]], a certificate awarded for completion of pre-university studies in the province of Québec, Canada
* Dipolog Community School, a non-tertiary institution in Dipolog City, Philippines
* [[Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores]], a High/Middle Charter School located in Miami Shores, Florida

==Medicine==
* [[cycloserine|<small>D</small>-Cycloserine]], a GABA transaminase inhibitor and an antibiotic
* [[Decompression sickness]], symptoms suffered by a person exposed to a reduction in the pressure surrounding their body
* [[Dendritic cells]], a type of antigen presenting cell of immunologic function
* [[Dorsal Column Stimulator]], an implantable medical device used to treat chronic pain of neurologic origin
* [[Damage control surgery]], a form of surgery which is used in cases of severe trauma
* [[Delusional companion syndrome]], a psychological neuropathology of the self
* [[Diffuse correlation spectrometry]], a medical imaging technique

==Technology==
* [[Data Coding Scheme]] is a field in SMS and CB messages which carries information about message encoding
* [[Dark current spectroscopy]], a technique used to find contaminants in silicon
* [[Departure control system]], airline computer systems responsible for passenger and bag processing activities
* [[Deep Cycle Systems]] is a company specialized in batteries and solar power
* [[Desktop Color Separations]], an enhanced EPS file format
* [[Device Control String]], hex 90 in the C1 set of control codes
* [[Dichlorosilane]], SiH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>, used in microelectronic wafer processing
* [[Digital Cellular System]], a mobile communications-based PCS network used outside of the U.S.
* [[Digital Command System]], a model railroad system by MTH Electric Trains
* [[Digital Compression System]], a sound system developed by Williams Electronics
* [[Digital cross connect system]], a type of telecom equipment
* [[Digital-Coded Squelch]], a squelch that superimposes a continuous stream of FSK digital data on the transmitted signal
* [[Distributed control system]], a control system in which the controller elements are not central in location but are distributed throughout the system
* [[Dwight Cavendish]] Systems, a manufacturer of video copy protection
* Form D Control System, a subset of the [[Northeast Operating Rules Advisory Committee]] operating rules for railroads
* [[Kodak DCS]], a series of professional digital single-lens reflex cameras
* [[Dry Combat Submersible]], a military submarine being developed for use by the United States Navy

==Entertainment==
* [[Dead Celebrity Status]], a Canadian rap rock group
* [[Desi Culture Shock]], a UK Bhangra group
* ''[[Digital Combat Simulator]]'', a combat flight simulator developed by Eagle Dynamics

==Other==
* [[Deacon (Church of Scotland)]], postnominal for a deaconess or deacon of the Church of Scotland
* [[Deaf Children's Society]], a British charity for deaf people and their families
* Dynamic Cooking Systems, now a unit of [[Fisher & Paykel]]
* The [[International Maritime Organization|IMO]] [[Data Collection System (IMO)|Data Collection System]] is a regulatory framework established by the International Maritime Organization to collect data on fuel oil consumption from ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above.
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