BASIC

See also: basic, Basic, and bàsic

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɪsɪk/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪsɪk
  • Homophone: basic

Etymology 1

Acronym for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, but designed to spell out basic (i.e. simplistic). First use appears c. 1964 in the BASIC Instruction Manual.

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Proper noun

BASIC (plural BASICs)

  1. Any of a family of third-generation programming languages.
    Many programs were written for the Sinclair Spectrum computer in BASIC.
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Etymology 2

Proper noun

BASIC

  1. (attributive) Initialism of Brazil, South Africa, India and China.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

BASIC

  1. Initialism of British American Security Information Council.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English BASIC.

Noun

BASIC m (invariable)

  1. (computing) BASIC

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