PC

Home computing device

PC abbreviates many unrelated phrases and only context disambiguates them.

The most common is probably personal computer (tablet PC, desktop PC, Windows PC).

Another common use is politically correct: The television host was criticized for not being PC.

Other uses include postcard, printed circuit, and percent.

In British and Canadian English, PC before a name indicates Police Constable.

police

police constable

Entry-level law officer

British · law enforcement · beat · uniform

Categories
Opposites
computer scale/type

PCmainframe

Large centralized computer system

supercomputer · server · minicomputer · data center · cloud computing

political discourse

PCpolitically incorrect

Breaching social taboos

un-PC · offensive · insensitive · provocative · edgy

computing platform/ecosystem

PCMac

Apple's computer line

Apple · Macintosh · iPad · iPhone · Chromebook

Phrases
Family

PCs

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G