CPC - technical definition

(1) (Central Processing Complex) An IBM mainframe that has two or more central processors (CPs) that share memory. It is the collection of processors, memory and I/O subsystems manufactured with a single serial number, typically all contained in one cabinet. The zSeries CPC contains from 5 to 20 processors.

(2) (Collaborative Product Commerce) An earlier term for product life cycle management. See PLM.