Arc
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- For abbreviations, see ARC
Arc may refer to:
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[edit] Computing
- .arc, a file extension for archive files
- Arc programming language, a Lisp dialect in development by Paul Graham
- ARC Macro Language, a high-level algorithmic language for ArcInfo
- An arc is a component of an Object identifier as used in ASN.1
[edit] Engineering
- Arc lamp, a device that produces light by an electric arc
- Electric arc or voltaic arc, an ongoing plasma discharge (an electric current through a gas), producing light and heat
- In architecture, arc is another term for arch, a bowed or curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight (e.g. a doorway in a stone wall), or possibly a free-standing structure, such as a triumphal arch
[edit] Geography
- Arc (Savoie), a river of eastern France, tributary of the Isère river
- Arc (Provence), a river of southern France, flowing into the Étang de Berre
- Les Arcs, a ski resort in the French Alps
- Island arc, a type of archipelago formed by plate tectonics
[edit] Literature and entertainment
- Story arc, an extended or continuing storyline
- Advance reading copy, an early copy of a book which is sent to reviewers, bookstores, and magazines
- Arc (album), a live album by Neil Young
- Arc (band), a Japanese visual kei band
- Arc, Stockton-on-Tees, an arts centre in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England
- Attack Retrieve Capture, a multi player online game
- American Record Corporation
[edit] Mathematics
- Arc (geometry), a segment of a differentiable curve
- Arcminute, a measure used for angles, equal to 1/60th of a degree
- A directed edge in graph theory is sometimes referred to as an "arc"
- "arc-" is sometimes used as a prefix for an inverse function, specifically trigonometry functions
- Arc (projective geometry), a particular type of set of points of a projective plane.
[edit] Medicine
- ARC in Karolinska Institutet
- Aging Research Centre, an independent non-profit educational research centre
[edit] Other
- The Appalachian Regional Commission, an agency devoted to the economic development of the Appalachian region of the U.S.
- UNSW Arc, the principal student organisation at the University of New South Wales
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, a Group 1 flat horse race
- The Arc (Bahá'í), a number of administrative buildings for the Bahá'í Faith, located on Mount Carmel in Israel
- Aramaic language (via ISO 639 alpha-3 code)
- Acceuil, Rencontre, Communauté, volunteers who organize guided tours of Christian monuments in Europe
[edit] See also
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