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street BASIC

street BASIC noun: any variety of the BASIC programming language that lacks good structure and encourages poor programming practices.

Noun

street BASIC (countable and uncountable, plural street BASICs)

  1. (derogatory) Any variety of the BASIC programming language that lacks good structure and encourages poor programming practices.
    • Street BASIC is becoming the language taught in junior high; it is sandwiched between Logo, which is taught in elementary school, and Pascal, which is taught in high school.1988, Cynthia Solomon, Computer Environments for Children, page 94
    • In 1984, BASIC's original developers responded to what they saw as the problems of “street Basic” by introducing True BASIC, a modern, well-structured version of the language, and the 1988 ANSI BASIC standard incorporated similar features.2009, Harry Henderson, Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, page 40

Forms of street BASIC

pluralstreet BASICs

Origin of street BASIC

The term was introduced by computer scientists Thomas Kurtz and John Kemeny.

Questions about street BASIC

What does street BASIC mean?
Street BASIC means any variety of the BASIC programming language that lacks good structure and encourages poor programming practices.
What part of speech is street BASIC?
Street BASIC is a noun.
What is the plural of street BASIC?
The plural of street BASIC is street BASICs.

Words near street BASIC in the dictionary

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  2. street art
  3. street artist
  4. street artists
  5. street ball
  6. street BASIC
  7. street BASICs
  8. street basketball
  9. street bike
  10. street bikes
  11. street bum

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