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C preprocessor

macro preprocessor used in the C, C++, and Objective-C programming languages
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C preprocessor

Summary

C preprocessor is a preprocessor[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • C preprocessor's instance of is recorded as preprocessor[3].
  • C preprocessor's instance of is recorded as macro processor[4].
  • C preprocessor is part of Q15777[5].
  • C preprocessor is part of Q2407[6].
  • C preprocessor is part of Objective-C[7].
  • C preprocessor is used for Conditional compilation[8].

Body

Publication

Part of include Q15777[5], an imperative programming language[9], founded in 1972[10]; Q2407[6], an object-based language[11], founded in 1983[12]; and Objective-C[7], a programming language[13], founded in 1984[14].

Why It Matters

C preprocessor has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

C++ GNU Cppi Objective-C

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  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → Conditional compilation
    Instance of → —
    Part of → —
    Part of → Q15777, Q2407, Objective-C
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 2352, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299326372|C preprocessor (#299326372)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #m"
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