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npc

/ˌen.piːˈsiː/

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noun

C1formalcommonabbreviation/ˌen.piːˈsiː/

uncountable · proper noun

An abbreviation for an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems.

  • 🇷🇺Аббревиатура для агентства, которое служит центральным узлом для всей деятельности разведывательного сообщества, связанной с нераспространением оружия массового уничтожения и их ракетных систем доставки.
  1. Non-Player Character B1 informal

    A character in a video game or role-playing game that is controlled by the game program, not by a player.

    • The NPC gave the player a quest to find a lost artifact.
    • In many RPGs, NPCs provide useful information or sell items.
    • The game's world felt alive because of the many NPCs walking around.

    🇷🇺Неигровой персонаж

    Antonyms: player

  2. Nonproliferation Center C1 formal

    An agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems.

    • The NPC coordinates intelligence on nuclear threats.
    • Analysts at the NPC monitor global missile programs.
    • The NPC issued a report on recent proliferation activities.

    🇷🇺Центр по нераспространению

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