Pc

/ˌpiː ˈsiː/ adj, name, noun, verb

adj, name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: Initialism of personal computer.
  • Grammar: pc is listed as adj, name, noun, verb.
  • Nearest alternatives: desktops, digital computer system, microcomputer, microcomputers.
  • Useful contrasts: mac, macintoshes, wii.
  • Usage evidence: This PC will save you a lot of trouble.

How to use "pc"

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  3. Use the example sentence as a context check. If your sentence uses the word differently, confirm that the grammar still fits.

Meaning check

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of personal computer. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of piece. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of parsec. abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 4
    a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time wordnet
  5. 5
    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. countable, uncountable

    "“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]. […]"

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  1. 6
    Abbreviation of postcard. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 7
    Initialism of parsec. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Abbreviation of percent. abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 9
    Initialism of photocopy. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 10
    Abbreviation of probable cause. abbreviation, alt-of
  6. 11
    Initialism of presenting complaint. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  7. 12
    Initialism of player character. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  8. 13
    Initialism of public convenience. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  9. 14
    Initialism of police constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  10. 15
    Initialism of political correctness. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  11. 16
    Initialism of polycarbonate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  12. 17
    Initialism of posterior commissure. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  13. 18
    Initialism of privy council. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  14. 19
    Initialism of privy councillor and postnominal. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  15. 20
    Initialism of press conference. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  16. 21
    Initialism of probable cause. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  17. 22
    Initialism of previous conviction. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  18. 23
    Initialism of Probate Court. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  19. 24
    Initialism of Production Code. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  20. 25
    Initialism of professional corporation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  21. 26
    Initialism of program counter. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  22. 27
    Initialism of progressive contextualization. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  23. 28
    Initialism of Progressive Conservative. Canadian, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, initialism, uncountable
  24. 29
    A member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Canadian, broadly, countable, uncountable
  25. 30
    Initialism of protective custody. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "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."

  26. 31
    Initialism of private chat. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  27. 32
    Initialism of patrol craft. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  28. 33
    Initialism of patrol cutter. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  29. 34
    Initialism of patrol, coastal, a coastal patrol boat. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  30. 35
    Initialism of pubococcygeus muscle. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  31. 36
    forty-nine (an allusion to a cartoon character, Police Constable 49) countable, uncountable
  32. 37
    Abbreviation of percentage. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "The honest casino operator obtains it either by levying a direct charge or by extracting a favorable P.C. (percentage) […]"

  33. 38
    Abbreviation of propylene carbonate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  34. 39
    Initialism of personnel carrier. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  35. 40
    Initialism of photocard. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To make politically correct. sometimes, with-up

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    Initialism of politically correct. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of pro-choice. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of Progressive Conservative. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of partially continuous. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Proto-Celtic. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Penn Central. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of Coastal Patrol. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of Phrozen Crew. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Initialism of Plaid Cymru. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Initialism of Presbyterian Church. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    Initialism of Progressive Canadian Party. Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 8
    Initialism of Progressive Conservative Party. Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism
  4. 9
    Initialism of Philippine Constabulary. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms
desktopsdigital computer systemmicrocomputermicrocomputersparsecparsecs

Example

"This PC will save you a lot of trouble."

Common questions

What does "pc" mean?

Initialism of personal computer.

What is a synonym for "pc"?

Common synonyms include: desktops, digital computer system, microcomputer, microcomputers, parsec, parsecs.

How do you use "pc" in a sentence?

This PC will save you a lot of trouble.

How do you pronounce "pc"?

Pronounced /ˌpiː ˈsiː/.

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