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K&R
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Appendix:Variations of "kr"
English
Etymology 1
From the surnames of the book's authors, Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie.
Proper noun
The book The C Programming Language (1978), which described the first edition of the C language.
Etymology 2
Noun
Kidnap and ransom insurance
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en kidnap and ransom.
en 2005 Paul Carter Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs Allen and Unwin Crows Nest 94 The group operating where we were was called the "Abu Sayyaf" and specialised in K&R (kidnap and ransom), usually of tourists who would finish up beheaded on TV.
Further reading
K&R K/K-ampersand-R.html
Anagrams
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en Books C programming language
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