BASIC
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Etymology 1 edit
Acronym for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, but designed to spell out basic (i.e. simplistic).
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BASIC (plural BASICs)
- Any of a family of third-generation programming languages (c.1964 on).
- Many programs were written for the Sinclair Spectrum computer in BASIC.
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computer language
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Etymology 2 edit
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BASIC
- (attributive) Initialism of Brazil, South Africa, India and China.
Etymology 3 edit
Proper noun edit
BASIC
- Initialism of British American Security Information Council.
Further reading edit
- BASIC on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- BASIC countries on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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BASIC m (invariable)