Meaning of OC | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of original content.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
2. Initialism of Old Chinese.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. Abbreviation of October.
   abbreviation, alt-of
4. Initialism of original character.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable
5. Initialism of Orange County.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
6. Initialism of out of character.
   UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
7. Initialism of OxyContin.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
8. Officer of the Order of Canada.
   countable, uncountable
9. Officer Commanding.
   countable, uncountable
10. Initialism of office consultation.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
11. Initialism of office conference.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
12. Initialism of organizing committee.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
13. Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
14. Initialism of organizational climate.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
15. Initialism of overclock.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
16. Initialism of open captioning.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Examples

“One point that almost always seems to be overlooked every time the Mary Sue issue comes up is that #*not* all original characters are Mary Sues. Although there are those who think OCs should be kept out of fanfic, it is possible and acceptable to write OCs into your stories without deifying them.”

“Too often an OC tends to slip into a Mary Sue mould, but if it's well written, I have no problems with an OC as a protagonist of a fic.”

“For instance, one fan might create an OC or Original Character that does not exist in the primary media canon. Then, with that fan's permission (it is considered good form to request permission from the OC creator; however, this does not always happen) another fan may incorporate that OC into his or her texts.”

“The union staff person works with the OC to assist in training, education, leadership development, etc.”

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