DAK Industries Incorporated sells electronics, often at discounted rates. Its founder, Drew Alan Kaplan, used his initials to form the company's name.
The North Carolina-based DAK Americas supplies petrochemicals and synthetic fibers to customers in North America.
DAK Associates provides search and recruitment services for companies seeking to hire financial executives.
The DAK Group offers merger and acquisition services for mid-size businesses.
DAK Systems Consulting is a national healthcare information technology advisory consultancy focused developing systems for electronic medical record keeping.
DAK Renewable Energy oversees projects involving clean energy sources such as wind power, ethanol and biodiesel.
Other companies with the acronym DAK in their name include DAK Engineering, DAK Equipment and Engineering and DAK Pharmaceuticals.
In Germany, the federal government provides health insurance to approximately 90 percent of its citizens. Germany's healthcare system allows citizens to choose from among a number of different state healthcare providers; DAK, which stands for Deutsche Angestellten-Krankenkasse, is the nation's second-largest provider, covering around 7,000,000 citizens.
The Deutsche Afrika-Korps was Germany's expeditionary force in World War II's North Africa campaign. Adolf Hitler appointed Erwin Rommel to head up the DAK in February of 1941. Later that year, they were absorbed into the Panzer division and continued fighting in Tunisia and Libya until surrendering in 1943.
Disney's Animal Kingdom is a theme park located within the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Although it didn't open until 1998, over two decades after the death of Walt Disney, the park is based on his ideals of the conservation and preservation of the world's animal species. DAK includes seven separate areas: Discovery Island, Camp Minnie-Mickey, Oasis, Rafiki's Planet Watch, Africa, Asia and DinoLand USA.
DAK stands for double-action Kellerman, a type of pistol known for its good leverage and light trigger pull. DAK may also refer to "double above knee," a type of amputation in which the amputee loses both legs. Less common uses of the acronym DAK include D-side Access Keypad, Double-Aluminized Kapton and Debian Archive Kit.