Classic C

Classic C
 /klas'ik C/, n.

   [a play on `Coke Classic'] The C programming language as defined in
   the first edition of {K&R}, with some small additions. It is also
   known as `K&R C'. The name came into use while C was being
   standardized by the ANSI X3J11 committee. Also `C Classic'.

   An analogous construction is sometimes applied elsewhere: thus, `X
   Classic', where X = Star Trek (referring to the original TV series) or
   X = PC (referring to IBM's ISA-bus machines as opposed to the PS/2
   series). This construction is especially used of product series in
   which the newer versions are considered serious losers relative to the
   older ones.
    

K&R C
Classic C

   <language> (C Classic) The {C} programming language as defined
   in the first edition of {K&R}, with some small additions.  The
   name "C Classic", a play on "Coke Classic", came into use
   while {ANSI C} was being standardised by the {ANSI X3J11}
   committee.

   See also {classic}.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (2006-09-26)