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# pc

«pc» in Mova's school dictionary: **a personal computer, often a desktop or laptop computer…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

abbreviation (PC, PCs; pc)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A PC is a personal computer, often a desktop or laptop computer, especially one that is not an Apple Mac. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/#m1)

2) (UK) PC stands for Police Constable, the lowest rank of police officer: PC Jones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/#m2)

3) PC (or «politically correct») describes language or behaviour that tries not to offend groups of people; sometimes said in a mocking way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/#m3)

4) pc (lowercase) can mean per cent or piece in short notes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In computing lessons: using a PC. In stories and news (UK): PC Smith helped the lost child. In everyday talk: «That's not very PC» means that might offend people.

### examples

- I did my homework on the PC. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/#x1)
- Our classroom has six PCs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/#x2)
- PC Patel visited our school to talk about road safety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/#x3)
- Turn off the PC before you go home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/#x4)
- He said the joke wasn't PC. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/#x5)
- The price went up by 5 pc. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/#x6)

### note

Usually written in capitals: PC. Plural: PCs. Women police officers are also «PC» (WPC is old-fashioned). Read the context to know which meaning is used.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pc» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.