ARC

See also: Appendix:Variations of "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.
  4. (electronics) Acronym of Audio Return Channel, an audio link used in HDMI.
Derived terms

Proper noun

ARC

  1. Initialism of American Red Cross.
  2. Initialism of American Rocketry Challenge.

Etymology 2

    Borrowed 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

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