pc

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abbreviation (1)

1

parsec

2

a

[Latin post cibum] after a meal

b

[post cibos] after meals

PC

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noun

ˌpē-ˈsē 

plural PCs or PC's

: personal computer

PC

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abbreviation (2)

1

peace corps

2

percent; percentage

3

political correctness; politically correct

4

postcard

5

printed circuit

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professional corporation

Examples of pc in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

For comparison, Netflix shows four to five minutes of ads per hour, according to earlier PC World reporting, and Peacock shows to five to seven minutes of ads hourly, per The Streamable. —ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025

There’s no such issue on the PC, which is usually better to use anyway. —Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

Firebreak is out now for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025

Marvel Cosmic Invasion hits the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in Q4 2025. —Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1977, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

PC

noun

ˌpē-ˈsē

plural PCs or PC's

: personal computer

Medical Definition

PC

abbreviation

1

percent; percentage

2

[Latin post cibos] after meals

—used in writing prescriptions

3

professional corporation

4

purified concentrate

Legal Definition

P.C.

abbreviation

professional corporation