| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| DCL | Diplôme de Compétence en Langue (French: Degree of Competence in Language; language certification) |
| DCL | Dialog Control Language |
| DCL | DEC Command Language |
| DCL | Dual Consolidated Loss |
| DCL | Delay-Calculation Language |
| DCL | AutoCAD Dialog Control Language |
| DCL | Development Cost Levy |
| DCL | Degree of Combined Leverage |
| DCL | Denver Climbing League (Colorado) |
| DCL | Doctor of Comparative Law (degree) |
| DCL | Document Change List (NASA) |
| DCL | Development Consultants Limited (India) |
| DCL | Deputy Clan Leader (gaming) |
| DCL | Direct Current Leakage (technical measurement for aluminum electrical capacitors) |
| DCL | Detector Characterization Lab |
| DCL | Diesel Controls Limited |
| DCL | Defense Communication Link |
| DCL | Damage Control Locker |
| DCL | Declared Commuter Lane (HOV lane) |
| DCL | Design Capability Line |
| DCL | Digital Composite Limiter |
| DCL | Design Change Listing |
| DCL | Dear Customer Letter (Intel) |
| DCL | Dublin City Library (Ireland) |
| DCL | Direct Consolidation Loan (student financial aid) |
| DCL | Dillon Consulting Ltd. (Canada) |
| DCL | Débardage Cheval Limousin (French horse logging company) |
| DCL | Dispositif de Connexion de Luminaire (French: Lighting Connection Device) |
| DCL | Detection, Classification and Localization |
| DCL | Device Clear |
| DCL | Digital Command Language |
| DCL | Digital Control Logic |
| DCL | Direct Communications Link |
| DCL | Direct Communications Link (Washington-Moscow hotline) |
| DCL | Doctor of Civil Law (degree) |
| DCL | Doctor of Canon Law (degree) |
| DCL | Douglas County Libraries (Colorado) |
| DCL | Data Conversion and Loading |
| DCL | Detroit College of Law |
| DCL | Data Connection Limited |
| DCL | Declaration |
| DCL | Data Carrier Level |
| DCL | Data Control Language |
| DCL | Disney Cruise Line |
| DCL | Diet Coke with Lime |
| DCL | Data Compression Library (software) |
| DCL | Deep Creek Lake (Maryland) |
| DCL | Dear Colleague Letter (various organizations) |