PLC or plc may refer to: *

Public limited company A public limited company (legally abbreviated to PLC or plc) is a type of public company under United Kingdom company law, some Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland. It is a limited liability company ...

, a type of public company

Education

* Platoon Leaders Class, of the US Marine Corps Officer Candidates School * Post Leaving Certificate, a qualification in Ireland * Presbyterian Ladies' College (disambiguation), several schools in Australia * Presidents Leadership Class at University of Colorado at Boulder, US * Professional learning community, for collaborative learning

Medicine

Perlecan Perlecan (PLC) also known as basement membrane-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein (HSPG) or heparan sulfate proteoglycan 2 (HSPG2), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''HSPG2'' gene. The HSPG2 gene codes for a 4,391 amin ...

, a protein in humans * Peptide loading complex, an intracellular membrane protein matrix *

Peter Lougheed Centre Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) is a 506,000 square foot hospital in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is under the auspices of Alberta Health Services, formerly the Calgary Health Region, providing medical and surgical services to Calgary but also Souther ...

, a hospital in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *

Phospholipase C Phospholipase C (PLC) is a class of membrane-associated enzymes that cleave phospholipids just before the phosphate group (see figure). It is most commonly taken to be synonymous with the human forms of this enzyme, which play an important role ...

, a class of membrane-associated enzymes *

Pityriasis lichenoides chronica Pityriasis lichenoides chronica is an uncommon, idiopathic, acquired dermatosis, characterized by evolving groups of erythematous, scaly papules that may persist for months. Freedberg, et al. (2003). ''Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicin ...

, a skin condition * Posterolateral corner, a region of the human knee

Politics

* Colombian Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Colombiano, link=no) *

Conservative Party (Spain) The Liberal Conservative Party ( es, Partido Liberal-Conservador, PLC), also known more simply as the Conservative Party ( es, Partido Conservador, PC), was a Spanish political party founded in 1876 by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo. History Foun ...

( es, Partido Liberal-Conservador, link=no) * Constitutionalist Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Constitucionalista, link=no), in Nicaragua *

Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada (french: Parti libéral du Canada, region=CA) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' ...

(french: Parti Libéral du Canada, link=no) *

Palestinian Legislative Council The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is the unicameral legislature of the Palestinian Authority, elected by the Palestinian residents of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It currently comprises 132 members, e ...

, of the Palestinian Authority * Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, in the US * Provisional Legislative Council, in Hong Kong 1997–1998

Technology

Packet loss concealment Packet loss concealment (PLC) is a technique to mask the effects of packet loss in voice over IP (VoIP) communications. When the voice signal is sent as VoIP packets on an IP network, the packets may (and likely will) travel different routes. A pa ...

, in VoIP communications * Planar lightwave circuit splitter, a type of

fiber-optic splitter A fiber-optic splitter, also known as a beam splitter, is based on a quartz substrate of an integrated waveguide optical power distribution device, similar to a coaxial cable transmission system. The optical network system uses an optical sig ...

Portevin–Le Chatelier effect The Portevin–Le Chatelier (PLC) effect describes a serrated stress–strain curve or jerky flow, which some materials exhibit as they undergo plastic deformation, specifically inhomogeneous deformation. This effect has been long associated wit ...

, jerky flow under plastic deformation * Power-line communication, or power-line carrier * Product lifecycle, from inception to manufacture *

Programmable logic controller A programmable logic controller (PLC) or programmable controller is an industrial computer that has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes, such as assembly lines, machines, robotic devices, or any activity tha ...

, an industrial digital computer

Other uses

Pine Lake Camp The Salvation Army has maintained camps in various locations throughout Canada. While some of these sites have ceased operation over the years, many are still in operation. Active camps Camp Sunrise is a camp near Gibsons in British Columbia. Cap ...

, a Salvation Army camp in Alberta, Canada *

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...

* Portland Lesbian Choir, in Oregon, US *

Prism Leisure Corporation Prism Leisure Corporation Plc was a distribution and publishing company that primarily focused on reissues and compilations, often at low prices. The company was located in Enfield, Middlesex, United Kingdom, History The company was founded in ...

, a former British company * UAE Pro League Committee, a football organising committee {{disambig