BASIC

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeɪsɪk/ 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== Basic ==== Proper noun ==== BASIC (plural BASICs) Any of a family of third-generation programming languages. ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== BASIC (attributive) Initialism of Brazil, South Africa, India and China. === Etymology 3 === ==== Proper noun ==== BASIC Initialism of British American Security Information Council. === Further reading === BASIC on Wikipedia.Wikipedia BASIC countries on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === SABIC == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English BASIC. === Noun === BASIC m (invariable) (computing) BASIC === Anagrams === basci, bisca