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R.C.

 
1.
Red Cross.
2.
Reserve Corps.
3.
Roman Catholic.
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rc
 
—abbreviation for
reinforced concrete

RC
 
—abbreviation for
1.  Red Cross
2.  Reserve Corps
3.  Also: R.C. Roman Catholic
4.  China (international car registration)
 
[(sense 4) from R(epublic of) C(hina)]

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Computing Dictionary

rc definition


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 (http://cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/unix-faq/faq/top.html).
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)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
RC

  1. red card (soccer)

  2. Red Cross

  3. Roman Catholic

  4. Taiwan (international vehicle ID)

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