abbr.

1. Past Commander
2. personal computer
3. police constable
4. politically correct
5. post commander
6. Privy Council

Commonly used abbreviation for Participation Certificate and, in brokerage parlance, for plus commissions (which are added to purchases and subtracted from sales).

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

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Origin: 1990

In the 1980s, it was a personal computer. In the 1990s, it became a powerful controversy.

The innocent initials PC, which at various times have signified per cent, post card, and propositional calculus, have been widely used for personal computer (1977) ever since IBM introduced the IBM PC early in the 1980s. The abbreviation PC (1978) has largely displaced personal computer as the standard term, and both have made the former name microcomputer (1971) nearly obsolete.

Meanwhile, however, in the long-running policy clash in politics and culture between left and right, liberal and conservative, PC has become a booby-trapped label for politically correct attitudes that liberals advocate as sensitive and conservatives condemn as overly euphemistic. Should we be sensitive to every possible instance of -isms like racism (1936), Sexism (1969), and heightism (prejudice against short people), for example? Should our schools be Multicultural (1941)? Should we use the term chair instead of chairman, and first-year student instead of freshman? Are healthy people just temporarily abled? The extremes get silly, but the questions have serious implications for the body politic and our own lives.

In previous decades politically correct belonged to the left wing, whether communists insisting on strict adherence to the party line or liberals urging enlightened views, as in Tony Cade's The Black Woman (1970): "And a man cannot be politically correct and a chauvinist too." But in the 1990s conservatives appropriated the term and applied it to what they saw as excesses. It could even be applied anachronistically for a touch of humor, as in a 1990 article in the Washington Post: "Massachusetts patriots protesting the tax on the beverage imposed by the British government on the Colonials not only overturned cargoes to make a giant teapot out of the Boston Bay, but took to serving coffee in their own homes to be PC."

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1. Abbr. for portland cement.
2. Abbr. for “power circuit.”
3. On drawings, abbr. for “piece.”
4. On drawings, abbr. for “pull chain.”
5. Abbr. for “Producers Council.”

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is short for:

Meaning	Category
After Meals	Medical->Physiology
Consolidated Rail Corporation	Regional->Railroads
P C Holdings, S. A.	Business->NYSE Symbols
PCA Electronics	Governmental->Suppliers
Pacific Coast	Academic & Science->Geology Regional
Pacific Crest	Governmental->State & Local
Painless Computing	Computing->General
Panama City, Florida	Governmental->State & Local
Paper Carrier	Business->Positions
Paper Cassette	Medical
Paper Clip	Business->Products
Paper Copy	Business->General
Partial Conversion	Community->Law
Partial Credit	Academic & Science->Universities
Partido Carlista	International->Spanish
Partido Catolico	International->Guatemalan
Partido Comunista	International->Spanish
Pass Certified	Governmental->Military
Pass The Corona	Miscellaneous->Food
Passenger Car	Governmental->Transportation
Past Caring	Internet->Chat
Patres Conscripti	International->Latin
Patrol Cap	Governmental->Military
Patrol Craft	Governmental->Military
Paul's Chips	Community->Sports
Paying Customer	Business->General
Peace Corps	Governmental->US Government
Peaceful Coexistance	Governmental->United Nations
Pearl Cotton	Miscellaneous->Clothes
Penn Charter	Governmental->US Government
Pepper Canyon	Governmental->State & Local
Per Capita	Business->Accounting
Perceptive Communications	Community
Perfect Computer	Miscellaneous->Funnies
Perfect Corner	Business->Positions
Perfect For Child	Community->Educational
Perfectly Comfortable	Business->Positions
Perfectly Complex	Academic & Science->Mathematics
Perfectly Created	Community->Religion
Perforated Cranium	Medical->Physiology
Peripheral Clarity	Medical->Physiology
Perpetual Care	Community
Persecuted Christian	Community->Religion
Person Contacted	Business->General
Personal Catastrophe	Community
Personal Cause	Community->Law
Personal Cluster	Computing->Networking
Personal Communications	Computing->Telecom
Personal Computer	Governmental->Military Computing->General Governmental->NASA Computing->Drivers Computing->Security
Personal Computing	Computing->General
Personal Confuser	Miscellaneous->Funnies
Personal Consultant	Business->Positions
Personal Copier	Community->Law
Personally Configured	Computing->General
Personally Corrupt	Community->Law
Personally Crafted	Business->General
Pervasive Computing	Community->Media
Pet Chihuahua	Medical->Veterinary
PetSMart Charities	Community->Non-Profit Organizations
Petite Ceinture	International->French
Phone call	Medical->Physiology
Phrase Command	Community->Educational
Physical Containment	Community->Law
Physically Challenged	Community->Educational
Piacenza (Provence)	International->Italian
Pieter Cornelisz	Community->Famous
Pikeville College	Academic & Science->Universities
Pine Creek	Governmental->State & Local
Pitch Class	Community->Sports
Pithecanthropus Computerurus	Miscellaneous->Funnies
Plain Courtesy	Community->Law
Planetary Contrast	Academic & Science->Astronomy
Planning And Control	Business->General
Plant Corn	Miscellaneous->Food
Plastic Computer	Miscellaneous->Funnies
Platina Cards	Miscellaneous->Hobbies
Player Character (in RPGs)	Miscellaneous->Hobbies
Player Characteristic	Community->Sports
Player Coach	Community->Sports
Pocket Computer	Academic & Science->Geology
Poetic Chap	Business->Positions
Point of Curvature	Academic & Science->Mathematics
Polar Cycloaddition	Academic & Science->Mathematics
Police Constable	Business->Positions Governmental->Police
Polite And Courteous	Community->Educational
Political Correctness	Community->Media
Politically Correct	Governmental->Military Governmental->Transportation
Polycarbonate	Miscellaneous->Plastics
Polyphonic Collection	Community->Music
Pomona College	Academic & Science->Universities
Pony Club	Medical->Veterinary
Poo Chomper	Miscellaneous->Funnies
Poor Communication	Computing->General
Poor Connection	Academic & Science->Amateur Radio
Population Connection	Community->Non-Profit Organizations
Population Council	Community->Non-Profit Organizations
Pork Chops	Miscellaneous->Food
Post A Comment	Internet->Chat
Postal Clerk	Governmental->Military
Postal Code	Governmental
Poste De Commandement	International->French
Posterior Cervical	Medical->Physiology
Powder Coating	Academic & Science->Electronics
Power Compact	Business->General
Power Converter	Governmental->Military
Pre Christ	Community->Sports
Precedents Committee	Business->General
Precious Cargo	Governmental->Transportation
Premier Casting	Business->Accounting
Present Complaint	Medical->Physiology
Presidential Classroom	Community->Non-Profit Organizations
Presidents Council	Governmental->US Government
Pretty Chancy	Internet->Chat
Pretty Cheap	Internet->Chat
Pretty Clever	Internet->Chat
Pretty Cool	Internet->Chat
Pretty Cute	Internet->Chat
Primary Cache	Computing->General
Primitive Cell	Medical->Laboratory
Prince Charming	Community->Famous
Printed Circuit	Academic & Science->Electronics
Prism Card	Business->Firms
Privatization And Cuts	Governmental->US Government
Privy Counsellor	Business->Positions
Proactive Computing	Computing->General
Probable Cause	Community->Law Governmental->Police
Processor Control	Computing->General
Product Closure	Business->General
Production Capability	Business->General
Production Company	Business->General
Production Control	Governmental->Military
Production Cup	Business->General
Professional Corporation	Business->General
Profit Choice	Business->General
Profitability Constraint	Business->General
Program Camera	Community->Media
Program Change	Community->Media
Program Control	Computing->General
Program Council	Academic & Science->Meteorology
Program Counter	Computing->Assembly
Programmable Calculator	Computing->General
Programme Committee	Community->Non-Profit Organizations
Progressive Canadian	Governmental
Progressive Conservative	Governmental->Politics
Prompt Care	Medical->Hospitals
Prontor Compur	International->Latin
Proof Checker	Computing->Software
Propylene Carbonate	Academic & Science->Chemistry
Prostate Cancer	Medical->Oncology
Public Citizen	Community->Non-Profit Organizations
Punt Center	Community->Sports
Purchase Constantly	Business->General
Text file containing IBM PC specific info	Computing->File Extensions

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Dansk (Danish)
abbr. - postcard, Privy Council (gehejmeråd), police constable (politibetjent), personal computer (personlig computer)

Nederlands (Dutch)
PC, politieagent, politiek (e) correct(heid), procent/percentage, lid van Privy Counsel

Français (French)
abbr. - (abrév = Police Constable) agent de police, (abrév = Privy Council) le Conseil Privé (du souverain), (abrév = Privy Councillor) Conseiller Privé, (abrév = personnal computer) PC ordinateur personnel

Deutsch (German)
abbr. - Personal Computer, Wachtmeister, Geheimer Rat, politisch korrekt, Prozent, Postkarte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσωπικός υπολογιστής
abbr. - αστυφύλακας, προσωπικός υπολογιστής, πολιτικά ορθό, τοις εκατό, καρτ ποστάλ

Italiano (Italian)
PC, poliziotto, computer personale, politicamente accettabile, per cento, cartolina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - computador pessoal (m), politicamente correto, comissário de polícia (m)
abbr. - PC (m)

Русский (Russian)
констебль, персональный компьютер, политически корректный, процент, открытка

Español (Spanish)
abbr. - ordenador personal, policía, computadora personal, políticamente correcto, por ciento, tarjeta postal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - persondator
abbr. - Police Constable, Privy Council(lor), Personal Computer, Politically Correct

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
个人计算机

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 個人電腦

한국어 (Korean)
abbr. - patrol craft(고속순찰함)

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - 哨戒艦艇, 平和部隊

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رجل في الشرطه لكن برتبه دنيا (اختصار) إختصار لكلمه : رجل من رجال الشرطه Police constable , إختصار لكلمه : مبلغ صغير نثري Petty cash , إختصار لكلمه : مجلس شورى الملك Privy council‏

עברית (Hebrew)
abbr. - ‮מחשב אישי, שוטר, גלויה, אחוז, "פוליטיקלי קורקט" (ראוי בחברה מהוגנת)‬

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