BCS

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BCS Bachelor of Chemical Science
• Bachelor of Commercial Science
• Physics Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (in BCS theory of superconductivity)
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• Bengal Civil Service
• British Calibration Service
• British Cardiac Society
• British Ceramic Society
• British Computer Society
• (USA) Bureau of Criminal Statistics

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH

BCS

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BCS The British Computer Society, a professional and learned society covering all branches of computing. It was founded in 1957 and granted a royal charter in 1984. It is a member of the Engineering Council UK and suitably qualified members can therefore be registered as Chartered Engineers. It publishes the Computer Journal, the first issue of which appeared in 1957. It is the UK member of IFIP.

A Dictionary of Computing JOHN DAINTITH