DC refers to direct current, expressed in DC.
The current whose direction remains unchanged is called DC current, which is generally called DC. That is to say, the electric quantity passing through the cross section of conductor in unit time is equal, which is called steady current or constant current (DC for short), also called "constant current", and the DC current should be represented by capital letter I.
AC refers to AC current, expressed in AC.
Alternating current (AC) refers to the current whose current direction changes periodically with time, and the average current in a cycle is zero. Unlike DC, its direction will change with time, while DC does not change periodically.
Generally, the waveform of alternating current (AC) is sinusoidal.
AC can effectively transmit power, but in fact, there are other waveforms used, such as triangle wave and square wave. The city power used in life is the AC with sine wave.