plc

P3L1C3
/ˌpiː ˌɛl ˈsiː/

A form of public limited company — A publicly traded limited liability company in the United Kingdom and some other jurisdictions.

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Meanings

plc1

nounplc (plural plcs)

plural plcs · alternative PLC · alternative Plc · alternative p.l.c.

  1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of public limited company.
  2. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of programmable logic controller.

PLC2

nounPLC (countable and uncountable, plural PLCs)

plural PLCs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismbusinessInitialism of public limited company.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismbusinessInitialism of programmable logic controller.
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountablecommunicationsInitialism of packet loss concealment.
  4. abbreviationuncountablesciencesAbbreviation of placebo.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismbiochemistryInitialism of phospholipase C.
  6. ChinaabbreviationcountableinitialismInitialism of prefecture-level city.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismcommunicationInitialism of power line communication.
  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismbroadcastingInitialism of program-length commercial.
proper noun
  1. PalestinianabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Palestinian Legislative Council.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Translations

Dutch N.V.
  • N.V.public limited company
Finnish oyj
  • oyjpublic limited company
French SA, API
  • SApublic limited company
  • APIprogrammable logic controller
  • CLPPalestinian Legislative Council
German AG, SPS
  • AGpublic limited company
  • SPSprogrammable logic controller
Greek ΑΕ
  • ΑΕ (AE)public limited company
Italian SpA
  • SpApublic limited company
Japanese K.K. (K.K.), 株式会社
  • K.K. (K.K.)public limited company
  • 株式会社 (kabushikigaisha)public limited company
  • (literally)上場株式会社 (jōjōkabushikigaisha)public limited company
Spanish S.A.
  • S.A.public limited company
Swedish AB
  • ABpublic limited company
Turkish PLC
  • PLCprogrammable logic controller
Cite this entry
APA

plc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plc

MLA

“plc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plc. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plc,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plc.

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