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Poc (other)
POC most commonly refers to: * Person of color or people of color * Proof of concept, used to demonstrate the feasibility of an idea * Point of contact, in an organization POC, PoC, P.O.C. or POc may also refer to: Business * Paid outside closing, money paid in real estate transactions not included in calculations * Percentage-of-completion method, a work-in-progress evaluation * Production office coordinator, in film and television production Medicine * Point of care, designating a service or product given at a medical-services facility * Portable oxygen concentrator, a medical oxygen source * Products of conception, tissue resulting from the union of an egg and sperm Organizations and companies * Philippine Olympic Committee, the National Olympic Committee of the Philippines * Professional Officer Course, of the US Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program * Provisional Organizing Committee to Reconstitute a Marxist-Leninist Communist Party in the United States, a splin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Person Of Color
The term "person of color" ( : people of color or persons of color; abbreviated POC) is primarily used to describe any person who is not considered "white". In its current meaning, the term originated in, and is primarily associated with, the United States; however, since the 2010s, it has been adopted elsewhere in the Anglosphere (often as person of colour), including relatively limited usage in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, South Africa, and Singapore. In the United States, people of color include African Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islander Americans, multiracial Americans, and some Latino Americans, though members of these communities may prefer to view themselves through their cultural identities rather than color-related terminology. The term, as used in the United States, emphasizes common experiences of systemic racism, which some communities have faced. The term may also be used with other collective categories of people such as "communities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |