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PCphotoconductive; printed circuit; personal computer
PCAphotoconductive antenna
PCAOMpolychromatic acousto-optic modulator
PCDplasma-coupled device
PCEphase-change erasable
PCFphotonic crystal fiber
PCIperipheral component interconnect
PCMpulse code modulation; phase-conjugate mirror
PCMIphotochromic microimage
PCPplastic-clad plastic
PCRphotoconductive relay; polymerase chain reaction
PCSplastic-clad silica; photon correlation spectroscopy
PCTphoton-coupled transistor
PCVDplasma chemical vapor deposition
ADPCMadaptive differential pulse code modulation; varies the binary step interval for the required bandwidth for a given signal-to-noise ratio.
APCautomatic power control; angle polished connector
APCVDatmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition
CPCcompound parabolic concentrator
DPCMdifferential pulse code modulation
EL-PCelectroluminescent-photoconductive
EOPCelectro-optic phase change
EOSPCelectro-optic signal processing computer
GPCgraphics performance characterization
MOPCmagneto-optical photonic crystal
OPCoptical phase conjugation
qPCRquantitative polymerase chain reaction system
SPCstatistical process control
SPPCMself-pumped phase conjugate mirror
TQM/SPCtotal quality management/statistical process control
UPCuniversal product code
CCPcomputer-controlled polisher
CHIPchain input pointing
CIPcold isostatic pressing
CLASPclosed-loop adaptive single parameter
CLIPcellular logic image processor
CMPchemical mechanical polishing
cpcandlepower
cPcentipoise
CSPchanneled substrate planar
FAPcalcium fluorophosphate
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