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C--

C-- proper noun: a C-like programming language, designed to be generated mainly by compilers for high-level languages rather than written by human programmers.

Proper noun

C--

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

Synonyms of C--

Origin of C--

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.

Questions about C--

What does C-- mean?
C-- means a C-like programming language, designed to be generated mainly by compilers for high-level languages rather than written by human programmers.
What part of speech is C--?
C-- is a proper noun.

Words near C-- in the dictionary

  1. C++'er
  2. C++'ers
  3. C++er
  4. C++ers
  5. c-
  6. C--
  7. C-1
  8. C-17
  9. C-17s
  10. C-19
  11. C-2

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