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An Acronym with many meanings:
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Carbon Copy
An recipient who is sent a copy of an Email, but is not the primary addressee and is usually not expected to reply. The primary addressee are aware that the carbon copy recipient has received a copy of the message. The terminology goes back to the days when office communication was typewritten and carbon paper was used to produce several copies simulatanously.
Compare BCC.
C Compiler
- In Unix tradition, the C Compiler binary is called cc, and among the MakefileVariables, there's one called CC which stores the name of the C Compiler to use. On a Linux system, cc is almost always a link to GCC. On some proprietary UNIX OperatingSystems?, such as Solaris, the default cc is just a Shell script that prints out something to the effect that you have not paid for the additional software development component of the system.
Credit Card
- A small piece of plastic that lets you spend money you don't have.