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C program

C program

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A computer program written in the C language
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : programa en C
  • After debugging, she successfully executed the C program without any errors.

Examples

  • As long as it conforms to the C99 standard, a compiler (which translates high-level C programs into executable code) will work with any program written in C89.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Equally important, users can either compile or interpret a C program.

    Academic text (2009)

  • dbx is a C program and allows LE functions to be used to operate on BFP and HFP data.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Compiling translates a C program into binary code and saves it as an executable file that runs on a specific processor.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to writing a C program that calculates the average of an array.

  • Learning how to structure a C program is essential for understanding computer science.

Surface Forms

C program singular
C programs plural

Morphology

C + program

The meaning 'a computer program written using the C programming language' is directly and compositionally derived from 'C' (the name of the programming language) + 'program' (coded instructions). This is a straightforward language-of relationship (program in/using C) that is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

C program is a simple name: it means a program written in the computer 'language' called C. The name C comes from an earlier 'language' called 'B', so today C program simply means 'a program written in C'.