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C艹 Appendix:Variations of "c"
English
Programming:C plus plus
Etymology
From the name of the C language (on which it was based) and ++, the increment operator in both languages, suggesting an addition to C.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsi.plʌs.plʌs/
en C++
Proper noun
en programming language A multiparadigm high-level compiled programming language that is a more advanced derivative of C.
en 2010-03-12 William M. Miller A Taxonomy of Expression Value Categories C++ Standards Committee Papers https://open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2010/n3055.pdf 2 Rvalue references were introduced into C++0x to provide a mechanism for capturing an rvalue temporary (which could previously be done in C++ using traditional lvalue references to const) and allowing modification of its value (which could not). https://web.archive.org/web/20260905161042/https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2010/n3055.pdf 5 September 2026
Derived terms
en C++er J++
Related terms
en C
Descendants
ja C++ 1
pl C++ 1
pt C++ 1
es C++ 1
Translations
C++
Arabic: ar سِي++ m sī blas blas, ar سِي بْلَس بْلَس m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn C++ sēijiājiā, xījiājiā, cmn C加加 sēijiājiā, xījiājiā, cmn C艹 sēicǎo slang
Dutch: nl C++
Finnish: fi C++
French: fr C++
German: de C++ n
Greek: el C++ f
Icelandic: is C++ n, is C plús plús n, is sé plús plús n
Japanese: ja C++, ja シープラスプラス shī purasu-purasu, ja シープラプラ shī pura-pura, ja シープラ shī pura, ja シータスタス shī tasu-tasu
Korean: ko 씨플플
Persian: fa سی++ si-pelâs-pelâs, fa سیپلاسپلاس si-pelâs-pelâs
Polish: pl C++ m
Portuguese: pt C++ m
Russian: ru си-плюс-плю́с m, ru плюсы́ m-p
Turkish: tr C++
See also
en BCPL
en C programming language
Chinese
Etymology
zh en C++.
Pronunciation
sēijiājiā,xījiājiā pn
Proper noun
zh proper noun
zh programming language en C++ programming language
zh C艹
Japanese
ja:
Etymology
ja en C++.
Pronunciation
シー プラス プラス シー プラプラ シープラ
Proper noun
proper noun C%+%+ シー %プラス %プラス シー %プラ%プラ シー%プ%ラ
ja programming language en C++ programming language
ja C programming language
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :ubor en:C++ + 1
Pronunciation
ce plus plus,s-i plas plas<a:rare> C.+.+
Proper noun
m-in 1
pl programming language en C++ programming language
Further reading
pl C programming language
Portuguese
pt:
Etymology
pt :ubor en:C++ + 1
Pronunciation
si plâs plâs<q:unadapted>,cê mais mais<q:adapted>
Proper noun
m
pt programming language en C++ programming language
pt C programming language
Spanish
es:
Etymology
es :bor en:C++ + 1
Proper noun
m
es programming language en C++ programming language
es C programming language