What does YC stand for?

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class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal tm fsl"><a href="/term/282674/youth-court">YC</a></td><td class="tal dx fsl"><p class="desc">Youth Court</p><p class="path"><a href="/category/GOVERNMENTAL">Governmental</a> » <a href="/acronyms/LAW">Law & Legal</a></p></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-icon-serp">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" data-aid="282674"><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tal tm fsl"><a href="/term/165775/your-cat">YC</a></td><td class="tal dx fsl"><p class="desc">Your Cat</p><p class="path"><a href="/category/MISCELLANEOUS">Miscellaneous</a> » <a href="/acronyms/NICKNAMES">Names and Nicknames</a></p></td><td class="tal vam rt nowrap"><span class="rank-icon-serp">Rate it:</span><br><span class="sc rate-stars" data-aid="165775"><span class="sf"></span><span class="se"></span><span class="se"></span><span 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