"PCM" meaning in English

See PCM in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: PCMs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PCM (countable and uncountable, plural PCMs)
  1. Initialism of pulse code modulation. (the system of encoding sound on a telephone for use in the PSTN, using a compander) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: pulse code modulation (extra: the system of encoding sound on a telephone for use in the PSTN, using a compander)
    Sense id: en-PCM-en-noun-rcfn-zo-
  2. Initialism of phase change memory. (a type of non-volatile computer memory) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: phase change memory (extra: a type of non-volatile computer memory) Coordinate_terms: ECU, TCU
    Sense id: en-PCM-en-noun-Y4O0wDQ6
  3. Initialism of phase-change material. (the type of material that phase change memory is composed of, capable of applications in switching) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: phase-change material (extra: the type of material that phase change memory is composed of, capable of applications in switching)
    Sense id: en-PCM-en-noun-fxWdjFke
  4. Initialism of power control module. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: power control module
    Sense id: en-PCM-en-noun-rwdz78Lh
  5. Initialism of powertrain control module. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: powertrain control module
    Sense id: en-PCM-en-noun-NdDF81Vu

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} PCM, {{en-PP}} PCM
  1. Initialism of per calendar month: used in lease arrangements, stating that costs are to be paid on a fixed date every month. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: per calendar month (extra: used in lease arrangements, stating that costs are to be paid on a fixed date every month)
    Sense id: en-PCM-en-prep_phrase-EWmmU19h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 11 9 6 20 36

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for PCM meaning in English (3.3kB)

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "PCM",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "PCM",
      "name": "en-PP"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "used in lease arrangements, stating that costs are to be paid on a fixed date every month",
          "word": "per calendar month"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 11 9 6 20 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of per calendar month: used in lease arrangements, stating that costs are to be paid on a fixed date every month."
      ],
      "id": "en-PCM-en-prep_phrase-EWmmU19h",
      "links": [
        [
          "per",
          "per#English"
        ],
        [
          "calendar month",
          "calendar month#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "PCM"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "PCMs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "PCM (countable and uncountable, plural PCMs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "the system of encoding sound on a telephone for use in the PSTN, using a compander",
          "word": "pulse code modulation"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of pulse code modulation. (the system of encoding sound on a telephone for use in the PSTN, using a compander)"
      ],
      "id": "en-PCM-en-noun-rcfn-zo-",
      "links": [
        [
          "pulse code modulation",
          "pulse code modulation#English"
        ],
        [
          "PSTN",
          "PSTN#English"
        ],
        [
          "compander",
          "compander#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a type of non-volatile computer memory",
          "word": "phase change memory"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "17 34 12 19 19",
          "word": "ECU"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 34 12 19 19",
          "word": "TCU"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of phase change memory. (a type of non-volatile computer memory)"
      ],
      "id": "en-PCM-en-noun-Y4O0wDQ6",
      "links": [
        [
          "phase change memory",
          "phase change memory#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "the type of material that phase change memory is composed of, capable of applications in switching",
          "word": "phase-change material"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of phase-change material. (the type of material that phase change memory is composed of, capable of applications in switching)"
      ],
      "id": "en-PCM-en-noun-fxWdjFke",
      "links": [
        [
          "phase-change material",
          "phase-change material#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "power control module"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of power control module."
      ],
      "id": "en-PCM-en-noun-rwdz78Lh",
      "links": [
        [
          "power",
          "power#English"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control#English"
        ],
        [
          "module",
          "module#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "powertrain control module"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of powertrain control module."
      ],
      "id": "en-PCM-en-noun-NdDF81Vu",
      "links": [
        [
          "powertrain",
          "powertrain#English"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control#English"
        ],
        [
          "module",
          "module#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "PCM"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English prepositional phrases",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English words without vowels"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "PCM",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "PCM",
      "name": "en-PP"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "used in lease arrangements, stating that costs are to be paid on a fixed date every month",
          "word": "per calendar month"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of per calendar month: used in lease arrangements, stating that costs are to be paid on a fixed date every month."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "per",
          "per#English"
        ],
        [
          "calendar month",
          "calendar month#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "PCM"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English prepositional phrases",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English words without vowels"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "word": "ECU"
    },
    {
      "word": "TCU"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "PCMs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "PCM (countable and uncountable, plural PCMs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "the system of encoding sound on a telephone for use in the PSTN, using a compander",
          "word": "pulse code modulation"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of pulse code modulation. (the system of encoding sound on a telephone for use in the PSTN, using a compander)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pulse code modulation",
          "pulse code modulation#English"
        ],
        [
          "PSTN",
          "PSTN#English"
        ],
        [
          "compander",
          "compander#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a type of non-volatile computer memory",
          "word": "phase change memory"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of phase change memory. (a type of non-volatile computer memory)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "phase change memory",
          "phase change memory#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "the type of material that phase change memory is composed of, capable of applications in switching",
          "word": "phase-change material"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of phase-change material. (the type of material that phase change memory is composed of, capable of applications in switching)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "phase-change material",
          "phase-change material#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "power control module"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of power control module."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "power",
          "power#English"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control#English"
        ],
        [
          "module",
          "module#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "powertrain control module"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of powertrain control module."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "powertrain",
          "powertrain#English"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control#English"
        ],
        [
          "module",
          "module#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "PCM"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (82c8ff9 and f4967a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.