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DCA
(1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. For example, page numbers, headers and footers are placed on every page.

(2) (Distributed Communications Architecture) A proprietary set of rules from Unisys that creates and maintains an end-to-end communications path between computing systems and their applications.

(3) (Digital Communications Associates, Inc., Alpharetta, GA) A manufacturer of communications products, known for its famous "Irma" board. In late 1994, DCA merged with and became part of Attachmate Corporation of Seattle, WA. See Irma board.
1.DCA - Defense Communications Agency. See DISA.
2.DCA - Document Content Architecture from IBM.
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Dollar-cost averaging into a stock or stock mutual fund means you will automatically buy more shares when the price is low than you do when the price is high.
I'm no fortuneteller: so, don't ask me where the markets are heading ... by Hobson, Mellody / Black Enterprise
While many investing mantras haven't held true in recent history--consider how ineffective the investing trinity of diversifying, buying and holding stocks, and dollar-cost averaging has been over the past decade--there is a discernible rhythm over the long history of the markets.
BACK TO BASICS by Christopher Farrell / BusinessWeek
This strategy also lets you make the most of dollar-cost averaging.
What to Do With a Windfall by Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance / Kiplinger.com
 
 
 
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