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Dc (computer program)

dc (desk calculator) is a cross-platform reverse-Polish calculator which supports arbitrary-precision arithmetic. It was written by Lorinda Cherry and Robert Morris at Bell Labs. dc is one of the oldest Unix utilities, preceding even the development of the C programming language. Like other utilities of that vintage, it has a powerful set of features but…

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Developers
Various open-source and commercial developers
Operating system
Unix, Unix-like, Plan 9
Original authors
Lorinda Cherry, Robert Morris (AT&T Bell Laboratories)
Platform
Cross-platform
Type
Command
Written in
B

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Dc (computer program)

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Dc (computer program)

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Dc (computer program) → Various open-source and commercial developers
Operating system · 1
Dc (computer program) → Unix, Unix-like, Plan 9
Original authors · 1
Dc (computer program) → Lorinda Cherry, Robert Morris (AT&T Bell Laboratories)
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Dc (computer program)DevelopersVarious open-source and commercial developers1.00infobox
Dc (computer program)Operating systemUnix, Unix-like, Plan 91.00infobox
Dc (computer program)Original authorsLorinda Cherry, Robert Morris (AT&T Bell Laboratories)1.00infobox
Dc (computer program)PlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
Dc (computer program)TypeCommand1.00infobox
Dc (computer program)Written inB1.00infobox

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