PC

10 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  PC \PC\ (p[=e]`s[=e]") a.
     An initialism for {politically correct}. [Initialism]
  
     Syn: P. C., politically correct.
          [PJC]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  PC \PC\ n. (Computers)
     A personal computer; a computer[2] designed for use by one
     person at a time; -- contrasted with shared-time computers
     such as {mainframes} and {minicomputers}, which may be
     accessed by multiple users each operating from a different
     input device (in the 1990's, usually a terminal). A {personal
     computer} typically uses a microprocessor for its CPU.
     [Initialism]
  
     Syn: personal computer, microcomputer.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  PC
       n : a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and
           designed to be used by one person at a time [syn: {personal
           computer}, {microcomputer}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PC
       Printed Circuit (IC)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PC
       Personal Computer
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PC
       Priority Control
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PC
       Protocol Control
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PC
       Punched Card
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  PC
       
          1.  {personal computer}.
       
          2.  {IBM PC}.
       
          3.  {program counter}.
       
          4.  {printed circuit}.
       
          5.  {Parallel C}.
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  pC++
       
          {Data parallel} extension to {C++}.  {Class}es and {method}s
          for managing distributed collections.
       
          E-mail: Dennis Gannon .
       
          ["Distributed pC++: Basic Ideas for an Object Parallel
          Language", F. Bodin et al, Proc Supercomput 91, ACM SIGARCH,
          pp. 273-282].
       
          (2001-02-22)