In Britain, a PC is a male police officer of the lowest rank. PC is an abbreviation for 'police constable'.
The PCs took her to the local station.
PC Keith Gate helped arrest the men.
2. countable noun
A PC is a computer that is used by one person at a time in a business, a school, or at home. It is not usually a portable computer. PC is an abbreviation for 'personal computer'.
The price of a PC has fallen by an average of 25% a year since 1982.
3. adjective
If you say that someone is PC, you mean that they are extremely careful not to offend or upset any group of people in society who have a disadvantage. PC is an abbreviation for 'politically correct'.
pc in British English
abbreviation for
1.
per cent
2.
postcard
3. obsolete
(in prescriptions) post cibum
4.
parsec
Word origin
(sense 3) Latin: after meals
PC in British English
abbreviation for
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
PC in American English1
(ˌpiˈsi)
nounWord forms: pluralPCs or PC's
personal computer
PC in American English2
1.
Past Commander
2.
Police Constable
3. US
politically correct or political correctness
4.
Post Commander
5.
Privy Council (or Councilor)
pc in American English
1.
parsec(s)
2.
percent
3.
petty cash
4.
piece
5.
postal card
6.
postcard
7.
price(s)
8.
prices current
p.c. in American English
Pharmacy
after meals
Word origin
L post cibum
In other languages
PC
British English: PC /piː siː/ NOUN
A PC is a computer that is used by one person at a time in a business, a school, or at home. PC is an abbreviation for `personal computer'.