OC
noun12 senses
- 1Initialism of original content.
- 2Initialism of original character.
- 3Initialism of out of character.
- 4Officer of the Order of Canada.
- 5Initialism of Officer Commanding.
- 6Initialism of office consultation.
- 7Initialism of office conference.
- 8Initialism of organizing committee.
- 9Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
- 10Initialism of organizational climate.
- 11Initialism of overclock.
- 12Initialism of open captioning.
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of original content.
Lifestyle Abbreviation, Initialism, Slang Initialism of original character.
- One point that almost always seems to be overlooked every time the Mary Sue issue comes up is that #*not* all original characters are Mary Sues. Although there are those who think OCs should be kept out of fanfic, it is possible and acceptable to write OCs into your stories without deifying them.1999 October 28, Laura Taylor, “Re: Voyager Mary Sue Litmus Test”, in alt.startrek.creative (Usenet):
- Too often an OC tends to slip into a Mary Sue mould, but if it's well written, I have no problems with an OC as a protagonist of a fic.2005 February 3, Don Sample, “Re: Are OC's the kiss-of-death in BtVS fanfics?”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative (Usenet):
1 more example
- For instance, one fan might create an OC or Original Character that does not exist in the primary media canon. Then, with that fan's permission (it is considered good form to request permission from the OC creator; however, this does not always happen) another fan may incorporate that OC into his or her texts.2008, Rebecca W. Black, Adolescents and Online Fan Fiction, Peter Lang, published 2008, →ISBN, page 40:
UK, Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of out of character.
Roleplaying games
Officer of the Order of Canada.
Government, Military, Politics, War Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of Officer Commanding.
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of office consultation.
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of office conference.
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of organizing committee.
- The union staff person works with the OC to assist in training, education, leadership development, etc.1994 October, Harneen Chernow, Andrea Demajewski, Herbst, “Understanding Unions, Class and Power”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
Business Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of organizational climate.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of overclock.
Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of open captioning.
- Derived terms
- OCify