Termin PVC odnosi się do żywicy polichlorku winylu (Polichlorek winylu) zwane PCV. Jest to materiał z polimeru winylowego, a jego materiał jest materiałem amorficznym.

W praktycznym zastosowaniu, PVC materials often add stabilizers, smary, auxiliary processing agents, pigments, impact resistance agents and other additives. It has non-flammability, Wysoka siła, weather resistance and excellent geometric stability.

PVC is very resistant to oxidizing agents, środki redukujące i mocne kwasy. Jednakże, it can be corroded by concentrated oxidizing acids such as concentrated sulfuric acid and concentrated nitric acid and is not suitable for contact with aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated hydrocarbons. Ponadto, the term person vs computer in the game is abbreviated as PVC, and PVC human figures are often abbreviated as PVC and so on.

It is often used on blister caps.