PLC Meanings | What Does PLC Stand For? - All Acronyms

What Does PLC Stand For? All PLC Meanings Explained

PLC commonly refers to Programmable Logic Controller, a digital computer used for automation of electromechanical processes such as control of machinery on factory assembly lines, amusement rides, and lighting fixtures. It's mostly used in Engineering and Technology contexts. Related abbreviations: SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and DCS (Distributed Control System).

Search Close Search 50 Categories List Arrow Sort Sort Arrow PLC Share Twitter Facebook Email Copy Share

1. Vote 76 Vote Programmable Logic Controller + 2 Arrow Technology Computing Electronics
2. Vote 17 Vote Programmable Logic Controller Nuclear Controller Logic
3. Vote 6 Vote Programmable Logic Controllers Environment Technology Physics
4. Vote 33 Vote Power Line Communication + 1 Arrow Technology Computing Power
5. Vote 9 Vote Power Line Communications Technology Engineering Electronics
6. Vote 21 Vote Public Limited Company Business Finance Banking
7. Vote 18 Vote Phospholipase C Medical Biology Biochemistry
8. Vote 15 Vote Professional Learning Community + 1 Arrow Education Public Schools Teaching
9. Vote 7 Vote Professional Learning Communityies Education School Community
10. Vote 10 Vote Planar Lightwave Circuit Telecom Technology Electronics
11. Vote 10 Vote Product Life Cycle Engineering Business Technology
12. Vote 9 Vote Packet Loss Concealment Technology Optics Cable Telecommunications
13. Vote 9 Vote Price Loss Coverage Agriculture Government Farming
14. Vote 8 Vote Public Level Crossing Industry Medical Construction Industry
15. Vote 7 Vote Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica Medical Dermatology Technology
16. Vote 7 Vote Primary Liver Cancer Medical Biology Health
17. Vote 7 Vote Printer Control Language Technology Electronics Engineering
18. Vote 6 Vote Power Line Carrier Technology Architectural Power Generation
19. Vote 6 Vote Practical Law Companies Jurisprudence Law
20. Vote 6 Vote Probable Lie Control Law Enforcement Government Criminal

Next page Suggest to this list

What's Next? Explore Further…

PLC Categories: Technology, Medical, Business, Education, Logic

Twitter Facebook Linkedin Quote Copy Share APAAll Acronyms. 2026. PLC. Retrieved February 7, 2026, from https://www.allacronyms.com/PLCChicagoAll Acronyms. 2026. "PLC". https://www.allacronyms.com/PLC (accessed February 7, 2026).HarvardAll Acronyms. 2026. PLC, All Acronyms, viewed February 7, 2026, <https://www.allacronyms.com/PLC>MLAAll Acronyms. "PLC". 7 February 2026. Web. 7 February 2026. <https://www.allacronyms.com/PLC>AMAAll Acronyms. PLC. https://www.allacronyms.com/PLC. Published February 7, 2026. Accessed February 7, 2026.CSEAll Acronyms. PLC [Internet]; Feb 7, 2026 [cited 2026 Feb 7]. Available from: https://www.allacronyms.com/PLC.MHRA'PLC', All Acronyms, 7 February 2026, <https://www.allacronyms.com/PLC> [accessed 7 February 2026]BluebookAll Acronyms, PLC (), available at https://www.allacronyms.com/PLC.CSEAll Acronyms. PLC [Internet]; February 7, 2026 [cited 2026 FEB 7]. Available from: https://www.allacronyms.com/PLC. Filter Abbreviations by Category

• Biology
• Business
• Controller
• Education
• Logic
• Medical
• Military
• Technology