Definition of POC
1 person(s) of color; people of color Being a POC in Vermont has been lonely for me and the other Vermonters of color I've met. We've lived most our lives as the only ones; the only POC in our classes, the only POC in our extracurricular activities, the only POC (excluding family members) in our neighborhoods.—Kina Thorpe … many of our artists are POCs that felt excluded from Vancouver's electronic music scene, so we carved our own space.—Nancy Lee … donate proceeds to the many POC doing revolutionary work at various levels of the industry.—RJ Joseph 2 point-of-care; point of care Point-of-care (POC) testing can provide rapid results for HIV within minutes.—Sean Rourke and Bill Flanagan It is designed to deliver results in 30 minutes at the point of care (POC).—Fred Grie Dictionary Entries Near POC Cite this Entry “POC.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/POC. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024. Share Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Merriam-Webster unabridged