classic c

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classic c - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  K&R C
  Classic C
  
     <language> (C Classic) The C programming language as defined
     in the first edition of K&R, with some small additions.  The
     name "C Classic", a play on "Coke Classic", came into use
     while ANSI C was being standardised by the ANSI X3J11
     committee.
  
     See also classic.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (2006-09-26)
  

classic c - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  Classic C
   /klas'ik C/, n.
  
     [a play on `Coke Classic'] The C programming language as defined in
     the first edition of K&R, with some small additions. It is also
     known as `K&R C'. The name came into use while C was being
     standardized by the ANSI X3J11 committee. Also `C Classic'.
  
     An analogous construction is sometimes applied elsewhere: thus, `X
     Classic', where X = Star Trek (referring to the original TV series)
  or
     X = PC (referring to IBM's ISA-bus machines as opposed to the PS/2
     series). This construction is especially used of product series in
     which the newer versions are considered serious losers relative to
  the
     older ones.