English · Word Candidate

PC

/ˌpiː ˈsiː/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: PCs · PCing · PCed

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Initialism of personal computer. — A personal computer, especially one similar to an IBM PC that runs Microsoft Windows (or, originally, DOS), usually as opposed to (say) an Apple Mac.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Viết tắt của máy tính cá nhân

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

“For some of the imaging we do,” says Richard Miner, research manager at the University of Lowell's Center for Productivity Enhancement, “we are using both the Amiga and the PC [with the bridge card]. […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thành viên của Đảng Bảo thủ Canada

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To make politically correct.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm cho chính trị đúng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Verb

Examples

1991 December, Renée Gearhart Levy, “PC’ed Out,” Syracuse University Magazine, quoted in Steven Mailloux, Reception Histories, Cornell University Press (1998), →ISBN, page 169.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “PC” mean?

Initialism of personal computer. — A personal computer, especially one similar to an IBM PC that runs Microsoft Windows (or, originally, DOS), usually as opposed to (say) an Apple Mac.

Is “PC” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.