English Explanatory Dictionary

C--

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A C-like programming language, designed to be generated mainly by compilers for high-level languages rather than written by human programmers.

Word forms

C--

Etymology

From the name of the C language (on which it was based) and --, the decrement operator in both languages, coined as an inside joke, indicating that C-- is a reduced form of C.

Synonyms

C minus minus
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