BASIC stands for ________?

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A. Basic All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Codes
B. Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Codes
C. Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Intelligent Codes
D. Beginners Anti Purpose Symbolic Instruction Codes

Explanation:

BASIC stands for “Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.” Originally designed as an interactive mainframe timesharing language by John Kemeney and Thomas Kurtz in 1963, it became widely used on personal computers everywhere.