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K&R

K&R proper noun: the book The C Programming Language (1978), which described the first edition of the C language. Also the initialism of kidnap and ransom.

Proper noun

K&R

  1. The book The C Programming Language (1978), which described the first edition of the C language.

Also used as

K&R is also the initialism of kidnap and ransom.

Origin of K&R

From the surnames of the book's authors, Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie.

Questions about K&R

What does K&R mean?
K&R means the book The C Programming Language (1978), which described the first edition of the C language.
What part of speech is K&R?
K&R is a proper noun.

Words near K&R in the dictionary

  1. k!ll
  2. k!lled
  3. k!lling
  4. k!lls
  5. K&M
  6. K&R
  7. K'a-shih
  8. K'ai-feng
  9. K'ai-p'ing
  10. K'ai-yüan
  11. k'ang

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