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What does DMC, in the camera world, stand for?

I wanted a panasonic lumix g1 but its not a SLR, right? Its a DMC.
And I think an SLR is what I want. So what does DMC stand for?
Thanks

DMC is panasonic speak for Micro System Digital Camera

basically an slr in everyone elses language.

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Products/LUMIX+Digital+Cameras/G+Micro+System/DMC-G1/Specification/1564807/index.html?trackInfo=true

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