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bc

UNIX utility which implements an arbitrary-precision arithmetic language
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bc

Summary

bc is a programming language[1]. bc has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • bc authored Lorinda Cherry[3].
  • bc's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • bc's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command[5].
  • bc's based on is recorded as dc[6].
  • 1975 marks the founding of bc[7].
  • bc's described at URL is recorded as http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/bc.html[8].
  • bc's different from is recorded as GNU bc[9].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[4] and standard UNIX utility or command[5].

History and Context

1975 marks the founding of bc[7].

Why It Matters

bc has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] bc is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Lorinda Cherry programming language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . ncwit.org. Retrieved . ncwit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · W.andrea · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/"
  2. 10w ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/02_6bj
    Gentoo wiki article → —
    Different from → —
    Author → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/"
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