ARC

See also: arc, arç, arc-, ārc-, and Arc

English

Etymology 1

An abbreviation.

Noun

ARC (countable and uncountable, plural ARCs)

  1. (publishing) Acronym of advance reader's copy, a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for review purposes.
    • 2023, R. F. Kuang, Yellowface, The Borough Press, page 90:
      “One of them came up to me in a signing line and asked for a blurb,” says Jen. “Can you believe it? Title I’ve never heard of, from some small press I’ve never heard of, and she comes up to me with a bound ARC, beaming, like of course I’m going to say yes.”
  2. (medicine, pathology) Initialism of AIDS-related complex.
  3. (programming, uncountable) Acronym of automatic reference counting.
Derived terms

Proper noun

ARC

  1. Initialism of American Red Cross.

Etymology 2

From Spanish ARC.

Proper noun

ARC

  1. (nautical, military) The Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia).

Adjective

ARC (not comparable)

  1. (nautical, military, initialism) A ship's prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia.

Anagrams

French

Proper noun

ARC f

  1. (Canada, military, aviation) abbreviation of Aviation royale canadienne; RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force)
    Synonyms: FAC (Force aérienne du Canada), Aviation roayle canadienne
    Hypernyms: FAC (Forces armées canadiennes), FC (Forces canadiennes)
  2. (Canada, finanace) abbreviation of Agence du revenu du Canada (Revenu Canada); CRA (Canada Revenue Agency), Revenue Canada
    Synonyms: Agence du revenu du Canada, Revenu Canada

Further reading

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • A.R.C., A. R. C.

Adjective

ARC

  1. (military, nautical) ARC; ship prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia

Proper noun

ARC

  1. (military, nautical) ARC; abbreviation of Armada de la República de Colombia

Descendants

  • English: ARC

Further reading