DCS may refer to:
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 Department of Computer Science (University of Toronto)
Medicine D-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 Desktop Color Separations, an enhanced EPS file format Device Control String, hex 90 in the C1 set of control codes Dichlorosilane, SiH2Cl2, 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 Direct Coupled System, a loosely coupled multiprocessor comprising an IBM 7040/7090 pair or a 7044/7094 pair. 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