PC

UK: /ˌpiːˈsiː/

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PC or P.C., an abbreviation of:

1. Peace Corps.
2. Computing pl. PCs or PC's or P.C.'s. personal computer.
3. British Terms Police Constable.
4. political correctness;
   politically correct.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

PC, 

1. See Peace Corps. 
2. Computing See personal computer. 
3. See politically correct. 
4. Electronics See printed circuit. 
5. See professional corporation. 

pc, 

1. Physics picocurie;
   picocuries.

pc., 

1. pl. pcs. piece.
2. prices.

P/C, 

1. petty cash.
2. price current.
Also, p/c 

P.C., 

1. Past Commander.
2. [Brit.] Police Constable.
3. See politically correct. 
4. British Terms Post Commander.
5. British Terms, Prince Consort.
6. British Terms Privy Council.
7. See professional corporation. 

p.c., 

1. Mathematics percent.
2. petty cash.
3. Stamps postal card.
4. (in prescriptions) after eating;
   after meals.
• Latin post cibōs
5. price current.
6. Electronics See printed circuit. 

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PC abbreviation

1. personal computer
2. Parish Council(lor)
3. (in Britain and Canada) Police Constable
4. politically correct
5. (in Britain and Canada) Privy Council(lor)
6. (in Canada) Progressive Conservative

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pc abbreviation

1. per cent
2. postcard
3. (in prescriptions) post cibum

Etymology: (sense 3) Latin: after meals