POC most commonly refers to:
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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 U ...
or people of color
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Proof of concept, used to demonstrate the feasibility of an idea
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Point of contact
A point of contact (POC) or single point of contact (SPOC) is a person or a department serving as the coordinator or focal point of information concerning an activity or program. A POC is used in many cases where information is time-sensitive and ...
, in an organization
POC, PoC, P.O.C. or POc may also refer to:
Business
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Paid outside closing, money paid in real estate transactions not included in calculations
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Percentage-of-completion method
Percentage of completion (PoC) is an accounting method of work-in-progress evaluation, for recording long-term contracts. GAAP allows another method of revenue recognition for long-term construction contracts, the completed-contract method The Comp ...
, a work-in-progress evaluation
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Production office coordinator, in film and television production
Medicine
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Point of care
Clinical point of care (POC) is the point in time when clinicians deliver healthcare products and services to patients at the time of care.
Clinical documentation
Clinical documentation is a record of the critical thinking and judgment of a health ...
, designating a service or product given at a medical-services facility
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Portable oxygen concentrator
A portable oxygen concentrator (POC) is a device used to provide oxygen therapy to people that require greater oxygen concentrations than the levels of ambient air. It is similar to a home oxygen concentrator (OC), but is smaller in size and mor ...
, a medical oxygen source
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Products of conception, tissue resulting from the union of an egg and sperm
Organizations and companies
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Philippine Olympic Committee, the National Olympic Committee of the Philippines
* Professional Officer Course, of the US
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program
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, a splinter of the Communist Party USA
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POC Sports, a Swedish manufacturer
Science and technology
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Particulate organic carbon
Particulate organic matter (POM) is a fraction of total organic matter operationally defined as that which does not pass through a filter pore size that typically ranges in size from 0.053 to 2 millimeters.
Particulate organic carbon (POC) is ...
, carbon particles too large to pass through a filter
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Products of combustion
Exhaust gas or flue gas is emitted as a result of the combustion of fuels such as natural gas, gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, fuel oil, biodiesel blends, or coal. According to the type of engine, it is discharged into the atmosphere through an ...
, the chemicals formed by burning materials in oxygen
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Proof-of-capacity
Proof of space (PoS) is a type of consensus algorithm achieved by demonstrating one's legitimate interest in a service (such as sending an email) by allocating a non-trivial amount of memory or disk space to solve a challenge presented by the serv ...
, an algorithm used to mine the Burstcoin digital cryptocurrency
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Proto-Oceanic language
Proto-Oceanic (abbr. ''POc'') is a proto-language that historical linguists since Otto Dempwolff have reconstructed as the hypothetical common ancestor of the Oceanic subgroup of the Austronesian language family. Proto-Oceanic is a descendant ...
(POc), the protolanguage ancestral to the Oceanic languages
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Push to talk over cellular (PoC), a service to use a cellphone as walkie-talkie
Other uses
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Brackett Field, a public airport a mile (2 km) southwest of La Verne, California; IATA airport code POC
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Prisoner of conscience, anyone imprisoned because of their race, sexual orientation, religion, or political views
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Pakistan Origin Card
Overseas Pakistanis ( ur, ), or the Pakistani diaspora, refers to Pakistani people who live outside of Pakistan. These include citizens that have migrated to another country as well as people born abroad of Pakistani descent. According to th ...
, issued to persons of Pakistani origin
See also
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Pock
Pock, or Pöck, is a surname commonly associated with Austrian heritage. The surname is somewhat uncommon in the United States. It may refer to:
* Bernhard Pock (1963-1996), stunt actor
* Pontoffel Pock, fictional character in a Dr. Seuss film
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, a surname
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Pok (disambiguation)
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