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BASIC

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000093

A high-level programming language designed for simplicity and ease of use, particularly for beginners. Its name is an acronym for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. Developed in the 1960s, it became widely popular on personal computers in the 1970s and 1980s, with variants like GW-BASIC and QBasic being common.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000093
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/basic/"
}

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