C--

English

Etymology

From the name of the C language (on which it was based) and --, the decrement operator in both languages, coined as an inside joke, indicating that C-- is a reduced form of C.

Proper noun

C--

1. (computer languages) A C-like programming language, designed to be generated mainly by compilers for high-level languages rather than written by human programmers.

   Synonym: C minus minus

Further reading

• C-- on Wikipedia.Wikipedia