C is a general-purpose programming language known for its simplicity, efficiency, and portability. It was developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs.
Known for its low-level memory manipulation and strong hardware interaction capabilities, C is the foundation for many modern programming languages.
It's widely used in systems programming, embedded programming, and software development. C's syntax and concepts form the basis for C++, C#, and many other languages.