PICS

n. short for 'pictures'; you use this when talking about photos you take or see online.

n. the plural form of 'pic', an informal clipping of 'picture' or 'photograph'.

“She posted some great pics of her holiday on Instagram yesterday.”

“The digital archive contains thousands of high-resolution pics documenting the city's architectural evolution over the last decade.”

Informal

n. Stands for Post-Intensive Care Syndrome; health problems that remain after a patient leaves intensive care.

n. Abbreviation for Post-Intensive Care Syndrome; a spectrum of physical, cognitive, and mental health impairments that persist after hospital discharge.

“Doctors are studying PICS to help patients recover better after a long hospital stay.”

“Clinical research into PICS suggests that early physical therapy within the ICU can mitigate long-term cognitive decline in survivors.”

Technical

n. Stands for Platform for Internet Content Selection; an old way to label and filter websites.

n. Abbreviation for Platform for Internet Content Selection; a deprecated W3C standard designed to allow parents and schools to filter web content.

“PICS was an early attempt to control what children could see on the internet.”

“Although PICS was intended to provide a neutral infrastructure for content rating, it was eventually superseded by more robust filtering protocols.”

Technical · Archaic