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pc

/ˌpiː ˈsiː/

pc is the abbreviation of piece.

pc is the abbreviation of parsec.

pc is the abbreviation of postcard.

pc is the abbreviation of percent.

pc is the abbreviation of probable cause.

Meaning of piece

Noun

piece (plural pieces)

  1. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
    • Near-synonyms: aspect, portion
  2. A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
    • a piece of machinery
  3. One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.
    • Pawns, unlike pieces, move only in one direction: forward.1959, Hans Kmoch, Pawn Power in Chess, section I
    Synonyms:
    game piece
  4. A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
    • a sixpenny piece
  5. An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
    • period piece
    Synonyms:
    composition, musical composition, musical piece, musical work, piece of music, work of music
  6. An article published in the press.
    • Today's paper has an interesting piece on medical research.

See all 25 meanings of piece

Meaning of parsec

Noun

parsec (plural parsecs)

  1. Syllabic abbreviation of parallax second.
    • Han Solo: Fast ship? You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon?
      Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi: Should I have?
      Han Solo: It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. I've outrun Imperial starships. Not the local bulk cruisers mind you, I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now....1977, Star Wars, spoken by Han Solo and Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Harrison Ford and Alec Guinness), →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    pc, psc, second of parallax

Adjective capitalized: PC

PC (comparative more PC, superlative most PC)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of politically correct.
    Antonyms:
    non-PC, un-PC
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of pro-choice.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Progressive Conservative.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of partially continuous.

Noun capitalized: PC

PC (countable and uncountable, plural PCs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of personal computer.
    1. 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.
      • “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]. […]1987, InfoWorld, volume 9, numbers 27-39, page 28
      • In general, the prices for PC and Mac laptops can be competitive, […]2006, Sonia Weiss, Streetwise Selling On Ebay, →ISBN, page 89
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of parsec.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of photocopy.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of presenting complaint.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of player character.
    Antonyms:
    NPC
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of public convenience.
  7. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of police constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
  8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of political correctness.
  9. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of polycarbonate.
  10. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of posterior commissure.
  11. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of privy council.
  12. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of privy councillor and postnominal.
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  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of press conference.
  2. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of probable cause.
  3. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of previous conviction.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Probate Court.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Production Code.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of professional corporation.
  7. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of program counter.
  8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of progressive contextualization.
  9. (Canadian, abbreviation, dated, initialism) Initialism of Progressive Conservative.
  10. (Canadian, broadly) A member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
  11. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of protective custody.
    • 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.1987 April 4, Greg Thomas, “life-threatening”, in Gay Community News, page 6
  12. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of private chat.
  13. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of patrol craft.
  14. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of patrol cutter.
  15. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of patrol, coastal, a coastal patrol boat.
  16. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of pubococcygeus muscle.
  17. forty-nine (an allusion to a cartoon character, Police Constable 49)
  18. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of percentage.
    • The honest casino operator obtains it either by levying a direct charge or by extracting a favorable P.C. (percentage) on each wager.1978, John Scarne, Scarne's Guide to Casino Gambling, page 321
    • […] but in the long run, the casino's PC (percentage) for casino games will erode your bankroll.1997, Benny J. Berry, Gambling's Greatest Secrets Revealed
  19. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of propylene carbonate.
  20. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of personnel carrier.
  21. (abbreviation, initialism, South Korean idol fandom) Initialism of photocard.

Proper noun capitalized: PC

PC

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Proto-Celtic.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Penn Central.
  3. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Coastal Patrol.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Phrozen Crew.
  5. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Plaid Cymru.
  6. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Presbyterian Church.
  7. (Canada, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Progressive Canadian Party.
  8. (Canada, abbreviation, dated, initialism) Initialism of Progressive Conservative Party.
  9. (Philippines, abbreviation, historical, initialism) Initialism of Philippine Constabulary.

Verb capitalized: PC

PC (third-person singular simple present PCs, present participle PCing, simple past and past participle PCed)

  1. (sometimes, with-up) To make politically correct.
    • 1991 December, Renée Gearhart Levy, “PC’ed Out,” Syracuse University Magazine, quoted in Steven Mailloux, Reception Histories, Cornell University Press (1998), →ISBN, page 169.
    • However, the process of ‘PC’ing’ cheese on toast was too much for me.a. 2005, John Donoghue, Shakespeare My Butt, Second edition, Troubador Publishing Ltd, published 2005, →ISBN, page 193

Synonyms of pc

Antonyms

Forms of pc

Noun
pluralpcs
alternative formpc.
alternative formpcs.
alternative formp.c.
alternative formp. c.
pluralPCs
Adjective
comparativemore PC
superlativemost PC
Verb
third-person singular presentPCs
present participlePCing
past participlePCed
pastPCed

Words formed from pc

Phrases with pc

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Questions about pc

What does pc mean?
Pc means 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.
What is pc the abbreviation of?
Pc is the abbreviation of piece.
What part of speech is pc?
Pc can be an adjective, a noun, a proper noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce pc?
Pc is pronounced /ˌpiː ˈsiː/.

Words near pc in the dictionary

  1. PBXes
  2. pby
  3. PBYs
  4. PBZ
  5. pBzK
  6. pc
  7. PC bang
  8. PC bangs
  9. PC Card
  10. PC Cards
  11. PC clone

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pc (page history and authors); PC (page history and authors); piece (page history and authors); parsec (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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