NPC

abbreviation for

1. nonplayer character ( def ).

NPC

abbreviation for

1. National Provincial Championship, an interprovincial rugby competition

Example Sentences

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

“While NPC is sensitive to individual needs and cultures, we urge the Committee to recognize a potato is not a grain. Potatoes are the most widely produced vegetable in the U.S.”

From Salon

"This year's NPC will be held at a time of unusual ferment and volatility, particularly over economic policy," says Richard McGregor, author of The Party, which examines China's structures of government.

From BBC

Even China’s own National People’s Congress has acknowledged that “previous NPC reports and audits over the years suggest that local officials and enterprises may be stuck in a trap of past data inflation.”

From Salon