DEC, dec or Dec may refer to:
Abbreviations, initialisms, acronyms
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December, the 12th month and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
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Decade (log scale), a unit for measuring ratios on a logarithmic scale
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Declination, a term from astronomy
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Diethylcarbamazine, an anti-parasite drug
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Diethyl carbonate, an organic solvent
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Diplome d’Études Collegiales, French name for Diploma of College Studies, a college studies diploma issued in Quebec
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Oratorical Declamation, an event in competitive debate
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Display Energy Certificate, a UK requirement to show a certificate rating energy performance in public buildings
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Direct energy conversion, a scheme for power extraction from nuclear fusion
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An abbreviation for decimal, for example in ASCII charts
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Abbreviation for decathlon, an Olympic athletics event
Organizations
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Delaware Electric Cooperative
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Department of Education and Communities (New South Wales), Australia
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Department of Environment and Conservation (New South Wales), Australia
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Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia), Australia
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York, United States
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Dheeraj and East Coast LLC, Dubai
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Digital Equipment Corporation, a defunct computer and technology company
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Disasters Emergency Committee, coordinates fifteen disaster relief charities in the United Kingdom
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Distance Education Council, former body for open and distance education, see Distant Education Bureau
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Dubai Economic Council, a policy-making body of the government of Dubai
People
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Declan Donnelly (from Ant & Dec), a United Kingdom television presenter
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Francis E. Dec (1926–1996), American outsider writer and lawyer
Places
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Deč, a village in Serbia
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Decatur Airport, Decatur, Illinois (IATA airport code DEC)
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Derwent Entertainment Centre, an entertainment centre in Hobart, Australia
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Doncaster Education City, a development in South Yorkshire