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C

C

4 4.0
A programming language used to write computer programs
  • noun
  • /siː/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lenguaje C
  • Many computer science students learn C as their first programming language due to its simplicity and efficiency.
  • C programming language
  • C programming

Examples

  • The C programming language is commonly used for developing operating systems and embedded software.

  • Extensions to IGOR Pro can be implemented in the C programming language using the company's IGOR XOP Toolkit.

    Academic text (1998)

  • These descriptions can both be written in the C programming language for convenience.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Familiarity with C coding and some knowledge of microprocessor architectures is assumed, although no ARM processor-specific background is needed.

    Blog text (31)

  • To optimize performance, programmers often write low-level code in C for resource-intensive applications.

Compounds

C-section
  • Specialized
41 3.4

A surgery to deliver a baby by making cuts in the mother's abdomen and womb

vitamin C
  • Specialized
30 1.1

A substance in fruits and vegetables that helps the body stay healthy and fight illness

hepatitis C
  • Specialized
15 3.8

A liver infection caused by a virus spread through blood, for example by sharing needles

C major
2 3.5

A major key with no sharps or flats that uses only the white keys on a piano

D and C
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A surgery that opens the cervix and removes tissue from the womb

middle C
  • Specialized
1 4.2

The note C near the center of a piano used as a reference in music

C compiler
  • Specialized
1 4.7

A computer program that turns C code into instructions the computer can run

C program
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A computer program written in the C language

C-reactive protein
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A protein made by the liver that rises in the blood as a sign of infection or inflammation

C and W
  • US
4.0

A style of popular music from the southern United States with guitars and songs about everyday life

C battery
  • Archaic
8.1

A small cell that gives steady voltage to set the grid of an old radio tube

C clef
  • Specialized
9.8

A movable sign on a music staff that shows middle C

C flute
  • Specialized
4.0

A common concert wind instrument played by blowing across a hole tuned to C and used in orchestras

C horizon
  • Specialized
8.1

A soil layer below the B layer and above bedrock made of partly broken rock with little plant material

C major scale
3.2

A sequence of notes C D E F G A B with no sharps or flats

C-clamp
6.5

A metal clamp shaped like a C that holds wood or metal firmly while you work

chlorophyll c
  • Specialized
6.5

A green pigment in brown algae and tiny water organisms that helps make food from light

C-horizon
  • Specialized
9.6

A soil layer under the B-horizon and above bedrock made mostly of broken rock with few plant roots

C-ration
  • Archaic
9.3

A canned meal given to American soldiers during wars

cytochrome c
  • Specialized
5.5

A small protein in mitochondria that helps move energy in cells

scale of C major
  • Specialized
3.7

A set of notes from C to B with no sharps or flats

the c-word
  • Offensive
9.9

An indirect way to say a very offensive word for a woman's private parts

How Low-level

C
  • Specialized
4 4.0
Python
  • Specialized
3 3.7
Java
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Surface Forms

C singular
Cs plural

Etymology

C the programming language was named because it came after an earlier language called B, so remember B then C to see why the language has that simple name.