// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was the NPC sad? Non-Player Character flaws.

NPC may refer to:

Geography and politics

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
"Near point of convergence" or "no previous correction", optometric abbreviations
Neural progenitor cell; see Notch signaling pathway
Niemann–Pick disease, type C
- NPC1, a protein involved in the disease
- NPC2, a protein involved in the disease
Nuclear pore complex, in molecular biology

See also under Sports, below

National Paralympic Committee, a national constituent of the Paralympic Movement
National Physique Committee, an American bodybuilding organization
National Pickleball Center, or Naples Pickleball Center, the home of the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships
National Provincial Championship (1976–2005), a New Zealand rugby competition
- National Provincial Championship (2006–present), a New Zealand rugby competition
Non-playing captain of a team in contract bridge

Non-player character, a fictional character in a role-playing or video game that cannot be played or controlled by a real-world person
- NPC (meme), a political Internet meme

National Ploughing Championships, Ireland, an agricultural show
NATO Programming Centre, for air system support
Neighbourhood police centre, a type of police station in Singapore
NPC (cable system), linking Japan and the United States
Fujicolor NPC 160, later Fujicolor Pro 160C, a photographic film
Nickel plated copper, a type of plating applied to wire products due to its excellent corrosion resistance properties and, in particular, its durability and stability at extremes of temperatures