HEC

HEC or hec may refer to:

Math and science

• Habitable Exoplanets Catalog
• HEC syndrome, a medical condition characterized by hydrocephalus, endocardial fibroelastosis and cataracts
• Highly emetogenic chemotherapy, a term for chemotherapy drugs associated with a high incidence of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
• Hyperelliptic curve, a particular type of algebraic curve
• Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp, a test to measure insulin resistance
• Hydroxyethyl cellulose, a gelling and thickening agent derived from cellulose

Organizations

• Hautes Études Commerciales (disambiguation), French language business schools in Francophone countries
• Higher Education Commission (disambiguation)
• Hongkong Electric Company
• Hotel Ezra Cornell, Cornell Hotel School student-run Hospitality Leadership Conference
• Hydro Tasmania, previously known as the Hydro-Electric Commission
• Hyundai Engineering (HEC), a Korean firm founded in 1974

People

Nickname

• Hec Clouthier (born 1949), Canadian Member of Parliament
• Hec Crighton (fl. 1952–1986), Canadian Hall-of-Fame high school football coach
• Hec Cyre (1901–1971), Canadian-born National Football League player
• Hector Dyer (1910-1990), American sprinter
• Hec Edmundson (1886–1964), American basketball coach
• Hec Fowler (1892–1987), Canadian ice hockey player
• Art Garvey (1900-1973), American National Football League player
• Hec Gervais (1934–1997), Canadian curler
• Hec Highton (1923–1985), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Hector Hogan (1931-1960), Australian sprinter
• Hec Jam (2006-), Chill Guy
• Hec Kilrea (1907–1969), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Hec Lalande (1934–2010), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Hector Lépine (1897-1951), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Hector Pothier (born 1954), former Canadian Football League player
• Hector Waller (1900-1942), Royal Australian Navy captain
• Hec Yeomans (1895-1968), Australian rules footballer

Given name (presumed)

• Hec Davidson (1908–1976), former Australian rules footballer
• Hec McKay (fl. 1904–1935), Australian rules footballer
• Hec Oakley (1909–1998), Australian cricketer

Other uses

• Hollerith Electronic Computer, Britain's first mass-produced business computer
• Header Error Control, a method used in some telecommunication protocols
• HDMI Ethernet Channel, technology that consolidates video, audio and data streams into a single HDMI cable
• the title character of Hec Ramsey, a television Western (1972–1974)
• Heckington railway station, England; National Rail station code HEC
• HEC-meeting, the Heart of Europe Bio-Crystallography Meeting
• Human equivalent concentration