"BCPL" meaning in All languages combined

See BCPL on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

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  1. (programming) Initialism of Basic Combined Programming Language: a programming language of the 1960s intended for writing compilers and on which the later language C was based. Wikipedia link: BCPL Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Basic Combined Programming Language (extra: a programming language of the 1960s intended for writing compilers and on which the later language C was based) Categories (topical): Computer languages, Programming

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