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plc

/ˌpiː ˌɛl ˈsiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
plc
IPA
/ˌpiː ˌɛl ˈsiː/
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of public limited company.

Countable

noun

Initialism of programmable logic controller.

Countable

noun

Initialism of packet loss concealment.

Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of placebo.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of phospholipase C.

Countable

noun

Initialism of prefecture-level city.

Countable

noun

Initialism of power line communication.

Countable

noun

Initialism of program-length commercial.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

PLCs (plural) p.l.c. (alternative)

Phrases

GB plc UK plc

Frequently Paired Words

plc p.l.c. Co. Corp. Inc. LLC Ltd. FPGA

Questions

How do you pronounce plc?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpiː ˌɛl ˈsiː/.
What does plc mean?
Initialism of public limited company.

How to pronounce plc

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