PCS

American  

abbreviation

1. Personal Communications Service: a system of digital wireless communications, used especially for mobile phones and often including additional features, as caller ID or paging.

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PCS British  

abbreviation

1. Public and Commercial Services Union

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Etymology

Origin of PCS

1995–2000

Example Sentences

Counterpoint Research estimates that memory prices skyrocketed 50% in the final quarter of last year, and will keep rising this year, squeezing margins for makers of PCs, smartphones and other consumer goods.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since chip makers have shifted production capacity toward these more-advanced chips with higher margins, production capacity for traditional memory chips used for everything from PCs and smartphones to other electronic devices is dwindling, the economist added.

From The Wall Street Journal

The situation has intensified so rapidly in the past two months that tech research firm IDC issued an update to its year-ahead forecast for smartphones and PCs because the anticipated price hikes are expected to reduce consumer demand.

From The Wall Street Journal

Caramon, a company that reclaims old memory from decommissioned servers for PCs, is benefiting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Challenges in PCs and printing, combined with rising memory costs, are expected to pressure HP’s margins in 2026.

From Barron's