"ARC" meaning in English

See ARC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Spanish ARC. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|ARC}} Spanish ARC Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ARC (not comparable)
  1. (nautical, military, initialism) ship's prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia. Tags: initialism, not-comparable Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-ARC-en-adj-Xa~Rk-Pt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 2 13 29 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 6 2 11 18 15 8 16 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 4 1 10 20 17 7 17 11 1 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} ARC
  1. Initialism of American Red Cross. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: American Red Cross
    Sense id: en-ARC-en-name-jxAI4GVT Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Spanish ARC. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|ARC}} Spanish ARC Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} ARC
  1. (nautical, military) The Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia). Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-ARC-en-name-Bfjo94fe Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: ARCs [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ARC (countable and uncountable, plural ARCs)
  1. (publishing) Acronym of advance reader's copy, a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for review purposes. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: advance reader's copy (extra: a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for review purposes) Categories (topical): Publishing
    Sense id: en-ARC-en-noun-hC0eDUEk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 2 13 29 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 6 2 11 18 15 8 16 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 4 1 10 20 17 7 17 11 1 Topics: media, publishing
  2. (pathology) Initialism of AIDS-related complex. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: AIDS-related complex Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-ARC-en-noun-s0JKCCXe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 2 13 29 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 6 2 11 18 15 8 16 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 4 1 10 20 17 7 17 11 1 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  3. (programming, uncountable) Acronym of automatic reference counting. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: automatic reference counting Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-ARC-en-noun-dedzOiAL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 2 13 29 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 6 2 11 18 15 8 16 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 4 1 10 20 17 7 17 11 1 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unarc
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    "English terms derived from Spanish",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "ARC"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish ARC",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Spanish ARC.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ARC (not comparable)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms",
        "en:Military",
        "en:Nautical",
        "en:Ship prefixes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ship's prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia."
      ],
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        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
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          "initialism",
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        ],
        [
          "ship",
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        ],
        [
          "prefix",
          "prefix#English"
        ],
        [
          "Colombia",
          "Colombia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical, military, initialism) ship's prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "initialism",
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "nautical",
        "politics",
        "transport",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ARC"
  ],
  "word": "ARC"
}

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