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  pc

  picocurie; picocuries.
• PC
  PC

  abbreviation

  Peace Corps.
• pc.
  pc.

  abbreviation

  piece.
• P/C
  P/C

  abbreviation

  petty cash.
• p.c.
  p.c.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) after eating; after meals.
• P.C.
  P.C.

  abbreviation

  Past Commander.

pc

¹ American  

1. picocurie; picocuries.

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PC ² American  

abbreviation

1. Peace Corps.

2. personal computer.

3. player character.

4. politically correct.

5. printed circuit.

6. professional corporation.

7. pubococcygeus.

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pc. ³ American  

abbreviation

pcs plural

1. piece.

2. prices.

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P/C ⁴ American  

Or p/c

abbreviation

1. petty cash.

2. price current.

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p.c. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) after eating; after meals.

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p.c. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. percent.

2. petty cash.

3. postal card.

4. price current.

5. printed circuit.

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P.C. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. Past Commander.

2. British. Police Constable.

3. politically correct.

4. Post Commander.

5. British. Prince Consort.

6. British. Privy Council.

7. professional corporation.

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pc ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. per cent

2. postcard

3. obsolete (in prescriptions) post cibum

4. parsec

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PC ² British  

abbreviation

1. personal computer

2. Parish Council(lor)

3. Past Commander

4. (in Britain and Canada) Police Constable

5. politically correct

6. Prince Consort

7. (in Britain and Canada) Privy Council(lor)

8. (in Canada) Progressive Conservative

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P/C ³ British  

abbreviation

1. petty cash

2. price current

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p.c. Cultural  

1. An abbreviation for “p olitically c orrect.” It refers to social, political, and educational changes designed to redress historical injustices in areas such as race, gender, ethnic background, and sexual orientation: “Haven't you read the latest directive on p.c. language? Please refer to our colleagues as ‘women,’ not ‘ladies’ or ‘girls.’” The phrase and abbreviation, which also appears as PC, both debuted in the late twentieth century.

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PC Idioms  

1. Also, p.c. An abbreviation for politically correct.

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Etymology

Origin of p.c.

From Latin post cibōs

Example Sentences

He sleeps, eats, spends a lot of time watching movies, uses my PC, and reads at my place.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Nvidia shares rose 6.3% Monday after unveiling a new PC chip; ARK Invest acquired 300,017 shares worth $63.3 million.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

With Nvidia’s entrance into the AI PC fray, there is a good chance that trajectory will change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Market research firms and PC makers alike expect unit sales to shrink by almost 20% in the second half of this year, with most of the damage coming in low-price tiers.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“An eight-year-old PC in my middle school computer lab,” Brooklyn answered.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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