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Appendix:Variations of "pc" Translingual Etymology 1 Symbol peta coulomb electric charge Etymology 2 Symbol 1 2 1 the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1974 1986 mul PCI ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 alpha-3 English en computer personal computer<id:PC> Pronunciation en /ˌpiː ˈsiː/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-PC.wav Southern England Adjective en politics en politically correct. en non-PC un-PC en politics en pro-choice. en politics en Progressive Conservative. en mathematics en partially continuous. Derived terms politically correct en PCness, en PCism, en post-PC Noun ~ en computer en personal computer. 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. en 1987 InfoWorld 9 27-39 28 “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]. en 2006 Sonia Weiss Streetwise Selling On Ebay 1440517754 89 In general, the prices for PC and Mac laptops can be competitive, en 2010 Ann Raimes; Maria Jerskey Keys for Writers 0495799823 297 Versions of Word for PC and Mac It is not unusual to find both Mac and PC computers in college computer laboratories, so you may need to become familiar with both Word for PCs and Word for Mac. en Steve Kovach Is the PC dead? w:CNN Business https://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/29/tech/gaming-gadgets/are-pcs-dead 2013-04-29 There’s a devastating narrative being told about the PC these days: It’s dying.It’s not a slow death either. Sales of traditional PCs are collapsing faster than anyone expected. https://web.archive.org/web/20260228120228/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/29/tech/gaming-gadgets/are-pcs-dead 28 February 2026 en Joel Loynds Best RAM for gaming in 2023: DDR4, DDR5 & more w:Dexerto https://www.dexerto.com/tech/best-ram-for-gaming-2079878/ 2023-03-07 Looking for the best RAM for your PC in 2023 has gotten a little bit more complicated than before. With the advent of DDR5, you can now choose between a newer standard, and an older one. DDR4 has a differently keyed connector, and you’re also going to have to check that the RAM is compatible with your CPU in the first place. So, what should you buy? https://web.archive.org/web/20260209035507/https://www.dexerto.com/tech/best-ram-for-gaming-2079878/ 9 February 2026 en parsec. en photocopy. en medicine en presenting complaint. en gaming en player character,playable character. en NPC en public convenience. en law enforcement en police constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries. en 4 September 2026 Ed Thomas Rebecca Wearn 'I'd rather die than ring the police': Distrust and fear in Middlesbrough after A66 crash BBC News PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, were killed. So were all five people in the Passat: Michael Cahill, 23, Jakub Matusiak, 23, Makai Saddington, 18, Theo Rae and Cole Worthy, both 17. 4 September 2026 en political correctness. en organic chemistry en polycarbonate. en anatomy en posterior commissure. en privy council. en privy councillor and postnominal. en press conference. en US en probable cause. en UK police en previous conviction. en Probate Court. en cinema en Production Code. en professional corporation. en computing en program counter. en progressive contextualization. en Canadian politics dated en Progressive Conservative. en Canadian politics by extension A member of the Conservative Party of Canada. since 2003 en protective custody. en 04 Apr 87 Gay Community News 6 Greg Thomas life-threatening 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. en private chat. en patrol craft. en PB PS PV P PT PG PM en patrol cutter. en patrol, coastal, a coastal patrol boat. en anatomy en pubococcygeus muscle. en bingo forty-nine (an allusion to a cartoon character, Police Constable 49) en gambling en percentage. en 1978 Scarne John Scarne's Guide to Casino Gambling https://archive.org/details/scarnesguidetoca00scar 321 https://archive.org/details/scarnesguidetoca00scar/page/321/mode/1up The honest casino operator obtains it either by levying a direct charge or by extracting a favorable P.C. (percentage) on each wager. en 1997 Benny J. Berry Gambling's Greatest Secrets Revealed but in the long run, the casino's PC (percentage) for casino games will erode your bankroll. en organic compound en propylene carbonate. en personnel carrier. en South Korean idol fandom en photocard. Quotations en 2005 en Lance Parkin The Gallifrey Chronicles 79 ‘I talked them out of that, and now one of their PCs is letting me borrow their PC. Very PC of him, I thought,’ the Doctor explained. The three uses in this quotation mean police constable, personal computer, and politically correct, respectively. Derived terms personal computer en Franken-PC, en Frankenstein PC, en PC-compatible, en PC-BSD, en PC clone, en PC-DOS, en PC shaming, en post-PC police constable en WPC Translations initialism of personal computer Armenian: hy ԱՀ Burmese: my ပီစီ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 個人電腦 German: de PC m Greek: el Η/Υ m Hindi: hi पी सी Italian: it PC Japanese: ja パソコン pasokon, ja PC Korean: ko 피시 Polish: pl PC m, pl pecet m Russian: ru ПК m Spanish: es PC m Thai: th พีซี Turkish: tr PC Ukrainian: uk ПК m References en organic chemistry Bashford, David. Thermoplastics: Directory and databook; 9780412733505. London: Chapman & Hall, 1997. Proper noun en Proto-Celtic. en Penn Central. en US navy en Coastal Patrol. en Phrozen Crew. en UK politics en w:Plaid Cymru. en US en Presbyterian Church. en Canada politics en Progressive Canadian Party. en Canada politics dated en Progressive Conservative Party. en Philippines law enforcement historical en w:Philippine Constabulary. Verb en 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), 978-0-8014-8506-0, page 169. en a. 2005 John Donoghue Shakespeare My Butt Second Troubador Publishing Ltd 2005 978-1-904744-73-3 http://books.google.com/books?id=RZTrIQk_j5YC&pg=PA193&dq=PC'ing 193 However, the process of ‘PC’ing’ cheese on toast was too much for me. en 2005 Matthew Coker Explanations 2005 Lulu.com 9781411668010 http://books.google.com/books?id=pgPfBdXIy1EC&pg=PA272&dq=PCing 272 Becoming up in arms against the ACLU and others who are PCing Christmas really will amount to nothing in the end. en 2008-12-13 Giz Scream Queen Ménage à 3 http://www.menagea3.net/d/20081213.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100611224220/http://www.menagea3.net/d/20081213.html 2010-06-11 Zii: Weren’t they purple though?Gary: That was the cartoon. Hanna-Barbera PCed it up for Amer… See also policing en supt., en DCI, en DI, en DS, en DC computing en Mac, desktop computer, home computer, personal workstation, microcomputer Canadian politics en CPC, RCAP/CA, LPC, NDP, CCF, BQ Further reading Anagrams en cp C/P CP Cp. cp cp. en 2-letter abbreviations post-nominal letters en People Catalan Noun m en PC personal computer French Pronunciation pé-cé fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-PC.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-PC.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-PC.wav France fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-PC.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>) Proper noun f fr journalism in Canada CP fr Presse canadienne Canadian Press fr education in Tunisia CP fr Physique-Chimie Engineering stream Coordinate terms Presse canadienne fr AFP France See also fr Presse canadienne German Etymology de :bor en:PC de en PC. Pronunciation de /peːˈtseː/ de De-PC.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,(s),(s) en PC computer personal computer Declension m,(s),(s) Further reading PC_Personal_Computer Italian Pronunciation **Piccì* !Pi[s]ì** Noun it noun m it personal computer Japanese Pronunciation ピーシー 3 DJR Noun ピーシー en PC computer; personal computer ja パソコン References ja initialisms Korean ko: Etymology ko en PC. Pronunciation 피시 1 Noun ko noun ko Q16338 ko 피시 Polish pl: Etymology 1 pl :obor en:PC + 1 Pronunciation pi's-i,pe'ce,pecet<q:colloquial> LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-#.wav<IPA:/piˈsi/> PC Noun m-in,m-anml<l:colloquial> 1 pl Q16338 pl computing en PC computer, personal computer small computer, built around a microprocessor, for use by one person at a time pl komputer osobisty pecet pl komputer pl komputer PC PC computer Declension Only if pronounced as pl pecet, otherwise indeclinable. <m.inan> Same as above, but with rare short forms (except for the locative case locative/vocative case vocative singular number singular). <m.inan> Alternative forms pl pc Internet slang Etymology 2 pl w:pl:Porozumienie Centrum. Pronunciation pe'ce PC Proper noun n 1 pl Q1475388 pl politics the Centre Agreement Christian democratic political party in Poland, founded 1990 and dissolved 2002 pl partia pl Klub Parlamentarny PC PC Parliamentary Group pl Rada Polityczna PC CA political council pl Zarząd Główny PC CA main board Further reading 4801 + 70871 Portuguese Pronunciation pê-cê pt e Etymology 1 pt computer :ubor en:PC<id:computer> + 1 Noun m #s en PC personal computer pt mestrecorrida Internet slang computador Derived terms pt PC gamer PCista PCismo Etymology 2 Proper noun m pt Paulo César, a male given name. Further reading pt Computing Spanish Etymology es :bor en:PC<t:personal computer> + 1 Pronunciation pecé P.C Noun m computer es computadora computador compu ordenador<q:Spain> es Computing