# proc

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹɒk/ · frequency rank #22,182

## Definitions
1. Abbreviation of procedure.
2. A special and possibly random event, typically activated by clicking on an object.
3. Abbreviation of processor.

## Etymology
The video game sense is from the abbreviation of procedure. The folk etymology from programmed random occurrence is a backronym.

## Easily confused with
- **PVC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-pvc)
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-pry)
- **PWC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-pwc)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-prs)
- **PTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-pto)
- **PSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-psc)
- **pros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-pros)
- **prom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-prom)
- **prop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-prop)
- **prod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-prod)
- **prog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-prog)
- **Prot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-prot)
- **proud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-proud)
- **prove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-prove)
- **proof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-proof)
- **prone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-prone)
- **promo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-promo)
- **proxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-proxy)
- **props** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-props)
- **prose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proc-vs-prose)

## Common misspellings (6)
`porc`, `pproc`, `prco`, `procc`, `prroc`, `rpoc`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/proc