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LOC¹

noun LOCs · LOC

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of lab on a chip
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, letter, uncountable Initialism of letter of contract
  3. abbreviation, countable, dated, initialism, letter, slang Initialism of letter of comment
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of level of consciousness
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of line of credit
  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of line of code

    Similar: SLOC

  7. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of localizer
  8. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of loss of crew
  9. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of loss of consciousness
  10. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of loss of control WARNING: If CSS is not selected immediately for some 2 EO RTLS contingency abort situations, the vehicle may pitch up and out of control, due to the low thrust-to-weight situation and relatively high dynamic pressure. When a second engine fails, the vehicle will pitch up and try to maintain its traj
  11. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of local organisation committee

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Library of Congress
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Line of Control

loc²

Where it comes from

Clipping of dreadlock.

noun locs · 'loc

  1. informal, plural normally A dreadlock. Thinning hair can be especially disconcerting when one is trying to wear 'locs, also known as dreadlocks, which I'd first begun in late 2001. […] I finally fetched the shears and, cringing, cut off each 'loc at the point where new growth was coming in.

verb locs · locing · loced · 'loc

  1. informal, transitive To style (the hair) in dreadlocks. Dread Head will assist you with temporarily locing your hair.

loc³

noun locs

  1. countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of LOC

loc⁴

noun locs

  1. abbreviation, clipping, countable, uncountable Clipping of localization

loc⁵

  • /ləʊk/ UK
  • /loʊk/ US

Rhymes with -əʊk

adjective more loc · most loc

  1. US, abbreviation, clipping, slang Clipping of loco (“crazy”). Wassup, can a loc come up in your crib?

LoC⁶

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of letter of comment.

noun LoCs · loc · LOC

  1. dated, slang Correspondence, usually a letter, sent to a periodical commenting on either the contents of a previous issue or an earlier letter of comment. The first contributor of an accepted new item (not a COA) is entitled to a free issue, as are all other Good People who send in locs, cartoons, etc.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of lines of code

    Similar: LOC, SLOC

verb LoCs · LoCcing · LoCced · loc · LOC

  1. dated, slang To write a letter of comment to a periodical. But what happens, since you have spent a couple of weeks with this firm intention to LoC them all in mind, and in many instances you've even check-marked the particular things you want to comment on and thought about just what you want to say, as future issues of fanzines come into your mailbox, you

    Similar: letterhack

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stv, usgs, rdc, takeover, commentary, place, cit, emp, location, room, spot, control, domination, pass, col, geo

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@misc{loc_2026,
  title = {loc},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}