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Basic

Definitions of Basic
  1. noun
    a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
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    type of:
    lenguaje de programación
    (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
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