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FTC may refer to:
In organizations:
* Federal Trade Commission, a US agency for consumer protection
* Ferencvárosi TC, a Hungarian sports club
* Free the Children, a large charitable organization aimed at letting children help other children in the world
* RAF Flying Training Command, a now defunct organization responsible for delivering the RAFs flying training
In education:
* Kaplan Financial Ltd. or FTC Kaplan, a financial training institution in the United Kingdom
* FIRST Tech Challenge, the new name of the FIRST Vex Challenge
* Financial Training Center Limited, a training institution in Tanzania
In science, mathematics, and technology:
* Fundamental theorem of calculus
* Emtricitabine, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the treatment of HIV
In entertainment:
* Fire Team Charlie, a machinima based on the Halo games
* FashionTelevisionChannel, a Canadian Specialty Channel
* FTC Chat Service, an international Internet Relay Chat network
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