pc

plural pcs · alternative pc. · alternative pcs.

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of piece.

alternative p.c. · alternative p. c.

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of parsec.
2. abbreviationAbbreviation of postcard.
3. abbreviationAbbreviation of percent.

   Synonyms: %

4. abbreviationAbbreviation of probable cause.

comparative more PC · superlative most PC

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of politically correct.

   Antonyms: non-PC, un-PC

2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of pro-choice.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Progressive Conservative.
4. abbreviationinitialismmathematicsInitialism of partially continuous.

plural PCs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of personal computer.
   1. countableuncountableA personal computer, especially one similar to an IBM PC that runs Microsoft Windows (or, originally, DOS), usually as opposed to (say) an Apple Mac.

      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.

      2010, Ann Raimes, Maria Jerskey, Keys for Writers, →ISBN, page 297

      4 more examples

      “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]. […]

      1987, InfoWorld, volume 9, numbers 27-39, page 28

      In general, the prices for PC and Mac laptops can be competitive, […]

      2006, Sonia Weiss, Streetwise Selling On Ebay, →ISBN, page 89

      There’s a devastating narrative being told about the PC these days: It’s dying. It’s not a slow death either. Sales of traditional PCs are collapsing faster than anyone expected.

      2013 April 29, Steve Kovach, “Is the PC dead?”, in CNN Business

      Looking for the best RAM for your PC in 2023 has gotten a little bit more complicated than before. With the advent of DDR5, you can now choose between a newer standard, and an older one. DDR4 has a differently keyed connector, and you’re also going to have to check that the RAM is compatible with your CPU in the first place. So, what should you buy?

      2023 March 7, Joel Loynds, “Best RAM for gaming in 2023: DDR4, DDR5 & more”, in Dexerto

2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of parsec.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of photocopy.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of presenting complaint.
5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegamesInitialism of player character.

   Antonyms: NPC

6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of public convenience.
7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of police constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.

   PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, were killed. So were all five people in the Passat: Michael Cahill, 23, Jakub Matusiak, 23, Makai Saddington, 18, Theo Rae and Cole Worthy, both 17.

   2026 September 4, Ed Thomas, Rebecca Wearn, “'I'd rather die than ring the police': Distrust and fear in Middlesbrough after A66 crash”, in BBC News, retrieved 04 Sep 2026

8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of political correctness.
9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of polycarbonate.
10. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableanatomyInitialism of posterior commissure.
11. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of privy council.
12. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of privy councillor and postnominal.
13. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of press conference.
14. USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of probable cause.
15. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of previous conviction.
16. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Probate Court.
17. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebroadcastingInitialism of Production Code.
18. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of professional corporation.
19. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of program counter.
20. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of progressive contextualization.
21. CanadianabbreviationcountabledatedinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of Progressive Conservative.
22. CanadianbroadlycountableuncountablegovernmentA member of the Conservative Party of Canada.First known use since 2003
23. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of protective custody.

    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.

    1987 April 4, Greg Thomas, “life-threatening”, in Gay Community News, page 6

24. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of private chat.
25. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of patrol craft.
26. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of patrol cutter.
27. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of patrol, coastal, a coastal patrol boat.
28. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableanatomyInitialism of pubococcygeus muscle.
29. countableuncountablebingoforty-nine (an allusion to a cartoon character, Police Constable 49)
30. abbreviationcountableuncountablegamblingAbbreviation of percentage.

    […] but in the long run, the casino's PC (percentage) for casino games will erode your bankroll.

    1997, Benny J. Berry, Gambling's Greatest Secrets Revealed

    1 more example

    The honest casino operator obtains it either by levying a direct charge or by extracting a favorable P.C. (percentage) on each wager.

    1978, John Scarne, Scarne's Guide to Casino Gambling, page 321

31. abbreviationcountableuncountablechemistryAbbreviation of propylene carbonate.
32. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of personnel carrier.
33. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableSouth Korean idol fandomInitialism of photocard.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Proto-Celtic.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Penn Central.
3. USabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Coastal Patrol.
4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Phrozen Crew.
5. UKabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Plaid Cymru.
6. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Presbyterian Church.
7. CanadaabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Progressive Canadian Party.
8. CanadaabbreviationdatedinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Progressive Conservative Party.
9. PhilippinesabbreviationhistoricalinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Philippine Constabulary.

present singular third person PCs · participle present PCing · participle past PCed · past PCed

1. sometimeswith upTo make politically correct.

   1991 December, Renée Gearhart Levy, “PC’ed Out,” Syracuse University Magazine, quoted in Steven Mailloux, Reception Histories, Cornell University Press (1998), →ISBN, page 169.

   3 more examples

   However, the process of ‘PC’ing’ cheese on toast was too much for me.

   a. 2005, John Donoghue, Shakespeare My Butt, Second edition, Troubador Publishing Ltd, published 2005, →ISBN, page 193

   Becoming up in arms against the ACLU and others who are PCing Christmas really will amount to nothing in the end.

   2005, Matthew Coker, Explanations 2005, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 272

   [Zii:] Weren’t they purple though? [Gary:] That was the cartoon. Hanna-Barbera PCed it up for Amer…

   2008 December 13, Giz, “Scream Queen”, in Ménage à 3, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2010