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

Equivalents

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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