Meaning of P.C. | Babel Free

Definitions

Initialism of personal communication; used to mark information obtained directly from communicating with a scholar instead of via analysis of one of their academic papers.

abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

“John Smith (p.c.) informs me that money does grow on trees in Cockaigne.”

“We are seeking a mature responsible person as a permanent part time systems administrator/programmer, to manage a Lantastic network of DOS/windows,^([sic]) P.C’s and assist the current Computer Manager in supporting Unix applications at our Milsons Point office.”

“Today I will give the brand name, but it must be emphasized that there is no substantial difference between P.C.'s, assuming the specs are similar and the manufacturers or resellers are reliable and responsive.”

“Code-named Aurora, the program is designed as a component of Netscape's Communicator Web-browser software and is intended to offer users a smoother ride between the Internet and files stored on their own P.C.'s.”

“[Michael A.] Orthofer built the site [Complete Review]—it took about five months; he coded it with basic HTML—on a P.C. at his home, in Manhattan, in 1999.”

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