What is C?

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C is a high-level, general-purpose, procedural computer programming language that was developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs. It is one of the most widely used programming languages of all time and is considered the foundation of modern computing. It is used to develop a wide range of applications, including operating systems, device drivers, and embedded systems, as well as other software applications.

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Mithlesh Upadhyay Published 08 Feb, 2023 · 1 min read

Mithlesh Upadhyay is a Computer Science and AI expert from Madhya Pradesh with strong academic background (BE in CSE and M.Tech in AI) and over six years of experience in technical content development. He has contributed tech articles, led teams, and worked in Full Stack Development and Data Science. He founded the w3colleges.org portal for learning resources.

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