TLC

TLC is an acronym that can refer to several different things, depending on the context. Common uses include a phrase and several organizations or groups.

Tender loving care is a widely used expression describing attentive, compassionate, and nurturing treatment of someone who is ill, distressed, or in need of support. It is commonly invoked in caregiving, healthcare, and everyday speech to emphasize attentiveness and comfort.

The Learning Channel, a cable television network in the United States and Canada, began as an educational channel under the name The Learning Channel. Over time its programming broadened to include reality, lifestyle, and human-interest content, and the brand is now typically presented simply as TLC.

TLC is also the name of an American girl group formed in the early 1990s in Atlanta. The group originally consisted of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. TLC achieved major international success with albums such as CrazySexyCool and Fan Mail, and hits including Waterfalls, No Scrubs, and Creep. They are one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, influential in 1990s R&B and pop.

In medical terminology, TLC stands for total lung capacity, the maximum amount of air the lungs can hold after a full, maximal inhalation. Total lung capacity is measured as part of pulmonary function testing and is used to assess respiratory health and function.