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English word origin

Etymology of PC

Source etymology material for PC; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

Initialism of Proto-Celtic. · Initialism of Penn Central. · Initialism of Coastal Patrol. · Initialism of Phrozen Crew.

adj

Initialism of politically correct. · Initialism of pro-choice. · Initialism of Progressive Conservative. · Initialism of partially continuous.

noun

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. · Initialism of parsec. · Initialism of photocopy.

verb

To make politically correct.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

No narrative was extracted for this section. Available source templates and references appear below; no ancestor chain has been invented to fill the gap.

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