SIC

The letters SIC may mean one of the following:

• [sic] or (sic) (Latin for "thus") is a bracketed expression used to indicate that an unusual spelling, phrase, or any other preceding quoted material is intended to be read or printed exactly as shown (rather than being an error) and should not be corrected. When found in a French document, (sic) stands for "Sans Intention Comique" (without comic intention) meaning that even if the preceding text could be understood as funny, it was not meant to be.
• SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) was, from the 1930s until 1997, a United States government system for classifying industries. SIC codes are still prevalent in many private and public sector economic and business databases; but they have been officially replaced by the more service-sector oriented NAICS system.
• SiC (silicon carbide) is a semiconducting material which may replace silicon in some electronics applications because of its high resistance to dielectric breakdown, and its high thermal and electrical conductivities.
• SIC (Sociedade Independente de Comunicação, or 'Independent Society for Communication') is Portugal's third television channel.
• SIC (simplified instructional computer) is a hypothetical computer used in systems programming.

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