pc
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 →
2) (UK) PC stands for Police Constable, the lowest rank of police officer: PC Jones. tree →
3) PC (or «politically correct») describes language or behaviour that tries not to offend groups of people; sometimes said in a mocking way. tree →
4) pc (lowercase) can mean per cent or piece in short notes. tree →
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 →
- Our classroom has six PCs. tree →
- PC Patel visited our school to talk about road safety. tree →
- Turn off the PC before you go home. tree →
- He said the joke wasn't PC. tree →
- The price went up by 5 pc. tree →
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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.