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Short for overclocking.
Any adjustments made to computer hardware (or software) to make its CPU run at a higher clock rate than intended by the original manufacturers. Typically this involves replacing the crystal in the clock generation circuitry with a higher frequency one or changing jumper settings or software configuration.

If the clock rate is increased too far, eventually some component in the system will not be able to cope and the system will stop working. This failure may be continuous (the system never works at the higher frequency) or intermittant (it fails more often but works some of the time) or, in the worst case, irreversible (a component is damaged by overheating). Overclocking may necessitate improved cooling to maintain the same level of reliability.
A gamer has a slow processor, and wants to have his computer run at faster speeds. She/he uses for example a software to accomplish this.
by jhsevs March 15, 2013
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Slang term for the drug oxycontin
Hey, man, you got any more of those OCs?
by Anonymous April 15, 2003
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We're off to OC tomorrow to have fun at Disneyland.
by Daniel September 8, 2003
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Meaning 'other character.' Used by fanfic authors to describe a pairing with a chracter from another series or from their own crazed minds.
I can't believe that author did that! Pairing Superman with an OC? Thhat's not romantic at all!
by BlackTwilight October 6, 2003
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Someone who is very flirtatious, almost slutty. Constantly trying to impress others and to get some.
Dude #1: Yo that guys is always hitting on girls...
Dude #2: Yeah, what a slut. Always "OC"-ing!
by Raf-IS-OC! October 18, 2012
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Original character, usually used as a fanfic or roleplay term to mean a non-canon character made up by the author or roleplayer.
Mostly either a from of the creator themselves, or someone else they made up and are usually beautiful and/or powerful.

1 (fanfiction) Most OCs wreak stories when they are centered around them, simply because no one cares about a character that someone else made up. Also, OCs are usually paired with whomever the author happens to have a crush on. Usually, OCs are unoriginal, and people get bored of them. OCs as background or semi-main characters in a story can make it good, though, if the author knows how and when to use them.

2 (roleplay) Roleplay with OCs can be fun, especially if it's an all OC forum. but if there are too many OCs on a canon forum, then it can be annoying. Especially if there is a person obsessed with their OC
Her writing style is so good, I would love her stories if her OC wasn't in all of them.

All of his story's are all about his OC.

If they're were not so many stories with OCs, then good fanfiction would be easier to find.

That story was so good. Sure, it had OCs, but they weren't the main characters and really helped the plot.

There's this one girl in roleplay who's obsessed with her OC, and she ruins it for us all.
by clonewarsfangirl September 2, 2010
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it means ‘open crib’. basically when someones got the whole house to themselves they post on social media, ‘OC’ to get people to come over.
“OC tonight, bring alcohol!”
by bish_asz_ho69 May 6, 2022
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