PC
Translingual edit
Etymology 1 edit
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PC
- (metrology) Symbol for petacoulomb, an SI unit of electric charge equal to 1015 coulombs.
Etymology 2 edit
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PC
- (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1974 to 1986.
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Adjective edit
PC (comparative more PC, superlative most PC)
- Initialism of partially continuous.
- Initialism of politically correct.
- Initialism of pro-choice.
- Initialism of Progressive Conservative.
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Derived terms edit
- (politically correct): PCness
Noun edit
PC (countable and uncountable, plural PCs)
- Initialism of personal computer.
- A personal computer, especially one similar to an IBM PC that runs Microsoft Windows (or, originally, DOS), usually as opposed to (say) an Apple Mac.
- 1987, InfoWorld, volume 9, numbers 27-39, page 28:
- “For some of the imaging we do,” says Richard Miner, research manager at the University of Lowell's Center for Productivity Enhancement, “we are using both the Amiga and the PC [with the bridge card]. […]
- 2006, Sonia Weiss, Streetwise Selling On Ebay, →ISBN, page 89:
- In general, the prices for PC and Mac laptops can be competitive, […]
- 2010, Ann Raimes, Maria Jerskey, Keys for Writers, →ISBN, page 297:
- Versions of Word for PC and Mac
- It is not unusual to find both Mac and PC computers in college computer laboratories, so you may need to become familiar with both Word for PCs and Word for Mac.
- A personal computer, especially one similar to an IBM PC that runs Microsoft Windows (or, originally, DOS), usually as opposed to (say) an Apple Mac.
- Initialism of parsec.
- Initialism of photocopy.
- (medicine) Initialism of presenting complaint.
- (gaming) Initialism of player character.
- Antonym: NPC
- (law enforcement) Initialism of police constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- Initialism of political correctness.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of polycarbonate.
- (anatomy) Initialism of posterior commissure.
- Initialism of privy council.
- Initialism of privy councillor. and postnominal.
- Initialism of press conference.
- (US) Initialism of probable cause.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of previous conviction.
- Initialism of Probate Court.
- (film) Initialism of Production Code.
- Initialism of professional corporation.
- (computing) Initialism of program counter.
- Initialism of progressive contextualization.
- (Canadian politics, dated) Initialism of Progressive Conservative.
- (Canadian politics, by extension) A member of the Conservative Party of Canada. [since 2003]
- Initialism of protective custody.
- 1987 April 4, Greg Thomas, “life-threatening”, in Gay Community News, page 6:
- The prison likes to force people out of PC by threatening them with disciplinary reports and taking away our property; also being made to sleep on a concrete slab with a blast of cold air constantly blowing into the cell.
- Initialism of private chat.
- Initialism of patrol craft.
- (anatomy) Initialism of pubococcygeus muscle.
- (bingo) forty-nine (an allusion to a cartoon character, Police Constable 49)
- (gambling) Abbreviation of percentage.
- 1978, John Scarne, Scarne's guide to casino gambling, page 321:
- The honest casino operator obtains it either by levying a direct charge or by extracting a favorable P.C. (percentage) […]
- 1997, Benny J. Berry, Gambling's Greatest Secrets Revealed:
- […] but in the long run, the casino's PC (percentage) for casino games will erode your bankroll.
- (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of propylene carbonate.
- Initialism of personnel carrier.
Quotations edit
- 2005, Lance Parkin, The Gallifrey Chronicles, page 79
- ‘I talked them out of that, and now one of their PCs is letting me borrow their PC. Very PC of him, I thought,’ the Doctor explained.
- The three uses in this quotation mean police constable, personal computer, and politically correct, respectively.
- ‘I talked them out of that, and now one of their PCs is letting me borrow their PC. Very PC of him, I thought,’ the Doctor explained.
Derived terms edit
- (personal computer): PC-compatible
- (police constable): WPC
Translations edit
initialism of personal computer
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References edit
- (organic chemistry) Bashford, David. Thermoplastics: Directory and databook; →ISBN. London: Chapman & Hall, 1997.
Proper noun edit
PC
- Initialism of Proto-Celtic.
- Initialism of Penn Central.
- (US, navy) Initialism of Coastal Patrol.
- Initialism of Phrozen Crew.
- (UK politics) Initialism of Plaid Cymru.
- (US) Initialism of Presbyterian Church.
- (Canada, politics) Initialism of Progressive Canadian Party.
- (Canada, politics, dated) Initialism of Progressive Conservative Party.
Verb edit
PC (third-person singular simple present PCs, present participle PCing, simple past and past participle PCed)
- (sometimes with up) To make politically correct.
See also edit
- (policing): supt., DCI, DI, DS, DC
- (computing): Mac, desktop computer, home computer, personal workstation, microcomputer
- (Canadian politics): CPC, RCAP/CA, LPC, NDP, CCF, BQ
Anagrams edit
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Noun edit
PC m (plural PCs)
- PC (personal computer)
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PC f
- (journalism, in Canada) CP Initialism of Presse canadienne. (Canadian Press)
Coordinate terms edit
(Presse canadienne):
- AFP (France)
See also edit
- Presse canadienne on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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Noun edit
PC m (strong, genitive PCs or PC, plural PCs or PC)
- PC (personal computer)
Declension edit
Declension of PC [masculine, strong]
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PC m
- Initialism of personal computer.
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Etymology edit
Initialism of personal computer.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -e
Noun edit
PC m (plural PCs)