TLC

See also: tlc and tlč

Translingual

TLC

TLC (countable and uncountable, plural TLCs)

(uncountable) Initialism of tender loving care.
- 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67:
  More join us at Colwall and at the lovely station at Great Malvern, although the place is in need of some TLC nowadays. The ornate canopy supports are overdue a repaint, and the closed cafe gives the place a forlorn air.
(uncountable, analytical chemistry) Initialism of thin-layer chromatography.
(uncountable, business, engineering) Initialism of technology life cycle.
(countable, electronics) Initialism of triple-level cell.
Hypernym: MLC (“multi-level cell”)

Coordinate terms: SLC (“single-level cell”), QLC (“quad-level cell”), MLC (“multi-level cell”)
(hematology) Initialism of total leukocyte count.

TLC

An American television channel owned by Discovery Communications (formerly called The Learning Channel).
- 2005 November 3, Ned Martel, “The Unlikely Progress of a Barely Motivated Underachiever”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 29 May 2015:
  For the TLC undertaking, he employs only underachievers, cronies who have been hired for their ability to make the work site madcap and, therefore, filmable.

TLC m (plural TLC)