GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   PC n. (Computers) A personal computer; a computer2 designed for use by one person at a time; -- contrasted with shared-time computers such as mainframes and minicomputers, which may be accessed by multiple users each operating from a different input device (in the 1990's, usually a terminal).  A personal computer typically uses a microprocessor for its CPU. [Initialism]
   
   Syn. -- personal computer, microcomputer.
   
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   PC (pēˌsēˈ) a. An initialism for politically correct. [Initialism]
   
   Syn. -- P. C., politically correct.
   
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