BA·SIC

or Ba·sic (bā′sĭk)

A widely used programming language that is designed to be easy to learn.

[B(eginner's) A(ll-purpose) S(ymbolic) I(nstruction) C(ode).]

ba·sic

(bā′sĭk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental: "Basic changes in public opinion often occur because of shifts in concerns and priorities" (Atlantic).

2. Of, being, or serving as a starting point or basis: a basic course in Russian; a set of basic woodworking tools.

3. Chemistry

a. Of or relating to a base.

b. Containing a base, especially in excess of acid.

c. Alkaline.

4. Geology Containing little silica, as certain igneous rocks.

1. An essential, fundamental element or entity: the basics of math.

2. Basic training.

ba·sic′i·ty (-sĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

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basic

(ˈbeɪsɪk)

adj

1. of, relating to, or forming a base or basis; fundamental; underlying

2. elementary or simple: a few basic facts.

3. (Accounting & Book-keeping) excluding additions or extras: basic pay.

4. (Chemistry) chem

a. of, denoting, or containing a base; alkaline

b. (of a salt) containing hydroxyl or oxide groups not all of which have been replaced by an acid radical: basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO3.Pb(OH)2.

5. (Metallurgy) metallurgy of, concerned with, or made by a process in which the furnace or converter is made of a basic material, such as magnesium oxide

6. (Geological Science) (of such igneous rocks as basalt) containing between 52 and 45 per cent silica

7. military primary or initial: basic training.

(usually plural) a fundamental principle, fact, etc

BASIC

(ˈbeɪsɪk) or

Basic

(Computer Science) a computer programming language that uses common English terms

[C20: acronym of b(eginner's) a(ll-purpose) s(ymbolic) i(nstruction) c(ode)]

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ba•sic

(ˈbeɪ sɪk)

adj.

1. of or forming a base or basis; essential; fundamental: a basic principle.

a. pertaining to a chemical base.

b. not having all of the hydroxyls of the base replaced by the acid group.

c. alkaline.

3. (of a rock) having relatively little silica.

4. of the lowest military rank: airman basic.

5. basic training.

6. Often, basics. an essential ingredient, principle, procedure, etc.

[1835–45]

BASIC

(ˈbeɪ sɪk)

n.

a high-level programming language that uses English words, punctuation marks, and algebraic notation.

[1965–70; B(eginner's) A(ll-purpose) S(ymbolic) I(nstruction) C(ode)]

ba·sic

(bā′sĭk)

Having the chemical characteristics of a base; alkaline.

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BASIC

Beginners’ All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	BASIC - a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use programing language, programming language - (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
	2.	basic - (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant staple commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Adj.	1.	basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" incidental, incident - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change"
	2.	basic - reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" canonic, canonical standard - established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism"
	3.	basic - serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course" introductory first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
	4.	basic - of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions alkalic, alkaline - relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"

basic

adjective

1. fundamental, main, key, essential, primary, vital, principal, constitutional, cardinal, inherent, elementary, indispensable, innate, intrinsic, elemental, immanent Access to justice is a basic right.

2. vital, needed, important, key, necessary, essential, primary, crucial, fundamental, elementary, indispensable, requisite shortages of even the most basic foodstuffs

3. essential, central, key, vital, fundamental, underlying, indispensable There are certain ethical principles that are basic to all the great religions.
essential supporting, minor, secondary, trivial, complementary, peripheral, supplementary, unessential

4. main, key, essential, primary There are three basic types of tea.

5. plain, simple, classic, ordinary, severe, crude, straightforward, Spartan, unpretentious, uncluttered, unadorned, unfussy, bog-standard (informal), unembellished, without frills the extremely basic hotel room

6. lowest, starting, lowest level the basic pay of a typical coalface worker

plural noun

1. essentials, facts, principles, fundamentals, practicalities, requisites, nuts and bolts (informal), hard facts, nitty-gritty (informal), rudiments, brass tacks (informal), necessaries Let's get down to basics and stop horsing around.

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basic

adjective

1. Of or being an irreducible element:

elemental, elementary, essential, fundamental, primitive, ultimate, underlying.

2. Constituting or forming part of the essence of something:

constitutional, constitutive, essential, fundamental, integral, vital.

3. Of or treating the most basic aspects:

basal, beginning, elementary, rudimental, rudimentary.

4. Arising from or going to the root or source:

basal, foundational, fundamental, original, primary, radical, underlying.

noun

A fundamental irreducible constituent of a whole:

element, essential, fundamental, rudiment (often used in plural).

Idiom: part and parcel.

Translations

أساسي، جَوْهَريأَسَاسِيّأوَّلي، أساسي

základnízásaditýelementárníjednoduchýnezbytnost

basalenkelgrund-grundlæggende

grundlegend BASIC Grund...

βασικός

básico elemental fundamental

alus

perus-peruselintarvikeperustaperustarvikealkalinen

basique élémentaire abc

osnovan

alap-

grundvallar-undirstöîu-

basico basilare essenziale fondamentale base

基本的な

기초의

elementarusesminisiš esmėspradinis

elementārs

basis basis-basisbehoeftebasischbasisonderdeel

elementær-grunn-grunnleggende

podstawowy

básico

основной

osnoventemeljen

enkel

พื้นฐาน ธรรมดา

temelbaşlangıç düzeyinde

căn bản

基本的基础的

BASIC

[ˈbeɪsɪk] N ABBR (Comput) =Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code → BASIC m

basic

[ˈbeɪsɪk]

A. ADJ

1. (= fundamental) [reason, idea, problem] → básico, fundamental; [knowledge] → básico, elemental; [skills, vocabulary, needs] → básico
basic French → francés m básico or elemental
a basic knowledge of Russian → unos conocimientos básicos or elementales de ruso
a basic right → un derecho fundamental
basic to sth → básico or fundamental para algo

2. (= forming starting point) [salary, working hours] → base
the basic rate of income tax → el tipo impositivo or de gravamen básico

3. (= rudimentary) [equipment, furniture] → rudimentario; [cooking] → muy sencillo, muy poco elaborado
the hotel was extremely basic → el hotel era sumamente sencillo

4. (Chem) → básico
basic salt → sal f básica
basic slag → escoria f básica

B. NPL basics such as bread and milk → alimentos básicos como el pan y la leche
the basics → los principios básicos
to get back to basics → volver a empezar por los principios básicos
to get down to (the) basics → ir a lo importante
they had forgotten everything and we had to go back to basics → lo habían olvidado todo y tuvimos que volver a empezar por los principios

C. CPD basic airman N (US) → soldado m raso de la fuerzas aéreas
basic rate N (Fin) → tipo m de interés base
basic training N (Mil) → entrenamiento m básico
basic wage N → salario m base

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basic

[ˈbeɪsɪk] adj

[precautions, rules] → élémentaire

[principles, research, right] → fondamental(e)

[vocabulary, salary, model] → de base; [skill] → de base, élémentaire
It's a basic model → C'est un modèle de base.

(= essential) [needs] → de base, élémentaire; [foods] → de base

(= central) [theme] → essentiel(le)
to be basic to sth → constituer la base de qch

(= simple) → rudimentaire
The accommodation is pretty basic → Le logement est plutôt rudimentaire.

Basic

(Comput) abbr of beginner’s all-purpose symbolic instruction code → BASIC nt

basic

adj

(= fundamental) → Grund-; problem also, reason, issue → Haupt-; points, issues → wesentlich; (= rudimentary) knowledge, necessities, equipment also → elementar; character, intention, purpose also → eigentlich; incompatibility, misconception, indifference, problem → grundsätzlich; to be basic to something → Voraussetzung sein für etw; there’s no basic difference → es besteht kein grundlegender Unterschied; he has a basic mistrust of women → er misstraut Frauen grundsätzlich; a certain basic innocence → eine gewisse elementare Unschuld; he is, in a very basic sense, … → er ist, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes, …; the basic thing to remember is … → woran man vor allem denken muss, ist …; must you be so basic! → müssen Sie sich denn so direkt ausdrücken?; his knowledge is rather basic → er hat nur ziemlich elementare Kenntnisse; the furniture is rather basic → die Möbel sind ziemlich primitiv; the room is rather basic → es ist ein recht einfaches Zimmer; you should know that, that’s basic → das müssten Sie aber wissen, das ist doch elementar; this is basic to the whole subject → das liegt dem Fach zugrunde or zu Grunde; basic salary/working hours → Grundgehalt nt → /-arbeitszeit f; the four basic operations (Math) → die vier Grundrechenarten; basic vocabulary → Grundwortschatz m

(= original) → zugrunde or zu Grunde liegend; theory also, assumption → ursprünglich

(= essential) → notwendig; knowledge of French is/good boots are absolutely basic → Französischkenntnisse/gute Stiefel sind unbedingt nötig or sind eine Voraussetzung

(Chem) → basisch

pl the basics → das Wesentliche; to get down to (the) basics → zum Kern der Sache or zum Wesentlichen kommen; to get back to basics → sich auf das Wesentliche besinnen

basic

basic English

n → englischer Grundwortschatz, Basic English nt

basic food

n, basic foodstuffs

pl → Grundnahrungsmittel pl

basic industry

n → Schlüsselindustrie f

basic rate

n (of wage) → Grundgehalt nt; (of tax) → Eingangssteuersatz m; the basic of income tax → der Eingangssteuersatz bei Lohn- und Einkommensteuer

basic salary

n → Grundgehalt nt, → Fixum nt

basic slag (Chem)

n → Thomasschlacke f

basic wage

n usu pl → Grundlohn m

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BASIC

[ˈbeɪsɪk] n abbr (Comput) =Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Introduction Code → BASIC m

basic

[ˈbeɪsɪk] adj

a. (fundamental, reason, problem) → fondamentale, base inv (after n); (rudimentary, knowledge) → rudimentale; (equipment, essential) → essenziale; (poor) → primitivo/a; (elementary, principles, precautions, rules) → elementare; (salary) → base inv (after n)
"Basic Italian" → "Italiano elementare"

b. (Chem) (oxide, salt) → basico/a

basic

(ˈbeisik) adjective

1. of, or forming, the main part or foundation of something. Your basic theory is wrong.

2. restricted to a fundamental level, elementary. a basic knowledge of French.

ˈbasically adverb

fundamentally. She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.

basic

→ أَسَاسِيّ základní enkel grundlegend βασικός básico perus- basique osnovan basilare 基本的な 기초의 basis- grunnleggende podstawowy básico основной enkel พื้นฐาน ธรรมดา temel căn bản 基本的

ba·sic

a. básico-a, fundamental.

Basic expressions → Základní výrazy → Grundlæggende udtryk → Grundwortschatz → Βασικές εκφράσεις → Expresiones básicas → Perusilmauksia → Expressions de base → Osnovni izrazi → Semplici espressioni → 基本的な表現 → 기본 표현 → Basisuitdrukkingen → Grunnleggende uttrykk → Podstawowe zwroty → Expressões básicas → Grundläggande uttryck → สำนวนง่ายๆ → Temel ifadeler → Các từ ngữ cơ bản → 基本表达方式

basic

adj básico