PC

adjective

1. 1

   Variant of politically correctInitialism of politically correct.

2. 2

   Variant of pro-choiceInitialism of pro-choice.

3. 3

   Variant of Progressive ConservativeInitialism of Progressive Conservative.

4. 4

   Variant of partially continuousInitialism of partially continuous.

noun

1. 1

   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.

   “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]. […]

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

   Versions of Word for PC and Mac

   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.

2. 2

   A member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

3. 3

   forty-nine (an allusion to a cartoon character, Police Constable 49)

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   Variant of personal computerInitialism of personal computer.

5. 5

   Variant of parsecInitialism of parsec.

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   Variant of photocopyInitialism of photocopy.

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   Variant of presenting complaintInitialism of presenting complaint.

8. 8

   Variant of player characterInitialism of player character.

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   Variant of public convenienceInitialism of public convenience.

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    Variant of police constableInitialism of police constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.

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    Variant of political correctnessInitialism of political correctness.

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    Variant of polycarbonateInitialism of polycarbonate.

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    Variant of posterior commissureInitialism of posterior commissure.

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    Variant of privy councilInitialism of privy council.

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    Variant of privy councillor and postnominalInitialism of privy councillor and postnominal.

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    Variant of press conferenceInitialism of press conference.

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    Variant of probable causeInitialism of probable cause.

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    Variant of previous convictionInitialism of previous conviction.

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    Variant of Probate CourtInitialism of Probate Court.

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    Variant of Production CodeInitialism of Production Code.

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    Variant of professional corporationInitialism of professional corporation.

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    Variant of program counterInitialism of program counter.

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    Variant of progressive contextualizationInitialism of progressive contextualization.

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    Variant of Progressive ConservativedatedInitialism of Progressive Conservative.

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    Variant of protective custodyInitialism 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.

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    Variant of private chatInitialism of private chat.

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    Variant of patrol craftInitialism of patrol craft.

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    Variant of patrol cutterInitialism of patrol cutter.

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    Variant of patrolInitialism of patrol, coastal, a coastal patrol boat.

30. 30

    Variant of pubococcygeus muscleInitialism of pubococcygeus muscle.

31. 31

    Variant of percentageAbbreviation of percentage.

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

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

32. 32

    Variant of propylene carbonateAbbreviation of propylene carbonate.

33. 33

    Variant of personnel carrierInitialism of personnel carrier.

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    Variant of photocardInitialism of photocard.

proper noun

1. 1

   Variant of Proto-CelticInitialism of Proto-Celtic.

2. 2

   Variant of Penn CentralInitialism of Penn Central.

3. 3

   Variant of Coastal PatrolInitialism of Coastal Patrol.

4. 4

   Variant of Phrozen CrewInitialism of Phrozen Crew.

5. 5

   Variant of Plaid CymruInitialism of Plaid Cymru.

6. 6

   Variant of Presbyterian ChurchInitialism of Presbyterian Church.

7. 7

   Variant of Progressive Canadian PartyInitialism of Progressive Canadian Party.

8. 8

   Variant of Progressive Conservative PartydatedInitialism of Progressive Conservative Party.

9. 9

   Variant of Philippine ConstabularyhistoricalInitialism of Philippine Constabulary.

verb

1. 1

   To 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.

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

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

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

Forms

plural

PCs

comparative

more PC

superlative

most PC

past tense

PCed

past participle

PCed

present participle

PCing

third person singular

PCs