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PC PC noun [countable]
1. COMPUTING personal computer; a small computer that can be used by one person, or connected to a network:
• IBM compatible PCs
• Although US companies dominate the world PC business, they have less than 10% of the Japanese market.
• The country's overall industrial production fell by 0.3 pc last month.
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PC UK US (also pc) /ˌpiːˈsiː/ noun [C]
► IT ABBREVIATION for personal computer: a medium-sized computer that is designed to be used by one person at a time: »
a desktop PC
»the PC industry/market
»a PC maker/manufacturer/user
→ Compare DESKTOP COMPUTER(Cf. ↑desktop computer), LAPTOP(Cf. ↑laptop), MICROCOMPUTER(Cf. ↑microcomputer), NOTEBOOK(Cf. ↑notebook)
Financial and business terms. 2012.