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NPC

American  

abbreviation

  1. nonplayer character.


NPC British  

abbreviation

  1. National Provincial Championship, an interprovincial rugby competition

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These are- the annual meetings of the NPC, which is China's legislature, and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference which is the country's top political advisory body.

From BBC

Their findings, based on studies in mice, cell cultures and patients, emphasize that neuroinflammation, which is mediated by the brain's immune system, plays a crucial role in NPC.

From Science Daily

NPC is a cancer notably prevalent in southern China, where it is 20 times more common than in non-endemic regions of the world.

From Science Daily

He danced like a nonplayer character, or NPC, in a computer game for 39 minutes at a town hall meeting the other night after taking a handful of questions.

From Salon

Indeed, hearing such jokes as “Be gentle — this NPC doesn’t have the ‘essential’ tag,” made me grateful for the quality hours I spent playing Chivalry & Sorcery in my 20s.

From New York Times