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RC - 7 dictionary results

R.C.

1. Red Cross.
2. Reserve Corps.
3. Roman Catholic.
Also, RC
RC  
abbr.  
  1. Red Cross
  2. Roman Catholic
Red Cross  
n.  
  1. Abbr. RC
    1. An international organization that cares for the wounded, sick, and homeless in wartime, according to the terms of the Geneva Convention of 1864, and now also during and following natural disasters.
    2. A national branch of this organization.
  2. The emblem of this organization, a Geneva cross or a red Greek cross on a white background.
Roman Catholic  
adj.   Abbr. RC
Of, relating to, or being the Roman Catholic Church.
n.  A member of the Roman Catholic Church.

rc

file /R-C fi:l/ n. [Unix: from `runcom files' on the CTSS system 1962-63, via the startup script `/etc/rc'] Script file containing startup instructions for an application program (or an entire operating system), usually a text file containing commands of the sort that might have been invoked manually once the system was running but are to be executed automatically each time the system starts up. See also dot file, profile (sense 1).

rc
1. (run commands) The filename extension common to many Unix configuration files, e.g. .newsrc, .cshrc, .twmrc, elmrc, etc.
The suffix "rc" derives from a script-creation utility in CTSS called "runcom" (for "run commands").
Unix FAQ.
2. A shell from AT&T's Plan 9, by Tom Duff. rc offers much the same capabilities as a traditional Bourne shell, but with a much cleaner syntax.
An open source reimplementation was made by Byron Rakitzis, and is now maintained by Tim Goodwin .
Latest version: 1.6, as of 2000-06-15.
(http://star.le.ac.uk/~tjg/rc).
(2000-06-17)

RC
  1. red card (soccer)
  2. Red Cross
  3. Roman Catholic
  4. Taiwan (international vehicle ID)
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