"plc" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpiː ˌɛl ˈsiː/ Audio: En-us-plc.oga [US] Forms: plcs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plc (plural plcs)
  1. (business) Initialism of public limited company. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: public limited company Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-plc-en-noun-NNMHZukD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: business
  2. (electronics) Initialism of programmable logic controller. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: programmable logic controller Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-plc-en-noun-Z-vlK8x6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: PLC, Plc, p.l.c. (english: public limited company) Derived forms: GB plc, UK plc

Inflected forms

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