# Arc > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arc > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arc.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc > Source revision: 1337406657 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{About|"Arc" as a word|initialisms|ARC (disambiguation)}} {{wiktionary|Arc}} '''Arc''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Mathematics== * [Arc (geometry)](/source/Arc_(geometry)), a segment of a differentiable curve ** [Circular arc](/source/Circular_arc), a segment of a circle * [Arc (topology)](/source/Arc_(topology)), a segment of a path * [Arc length](/source/Arc_length), the distance between two points along a section of a curve * [Arc (projective geometry)](/source/Arc_(projective_geometry)), a particular type of set of points of a projective plane * [arc (function prefix)](/source/arc_(function_prefix)) (arcus), a prefix for inverse trigonometric functions * Directed arc, a [directed edge](/source/directed_edge) in graph theory * [Minute and second of arc](/source/Minute_and_second_of_arc), a unit of angular measurement equal to 1/60 of one degree. *[Wild arc](/source/Wild_arc), a concept from geometric topology ==Science and technology== ===Geology=== * Arc, in geology a [mountain chain](/source/mountain_chain) configured as an arc due to a common orogeny along a plate margin or the effect of back-arc extension ** [Hellenic arc](/source/Hellenic_arc), the arc of islands positioned over the Hellenic Trench in the Aegean Sea off Greece * [Back-arc basin](/source/Back-arc_basin), a subsided region caused by back-arc extension * [Back-arc region](/source/Back-arc_region), the region created by back-arc extension, containing all the basins, faults, and volcanoes generated by the extension * [Island arc](/source/Island_arc), an arc-shaped archipelago, usually so configured for geologic causes, such as sea-floor spreading, common orogeny on the margin of the same plate, or back-arc extension ** [Northeastern Japan Arc](/source/Northeastern_Japan_Arc), an island arc ** [Banda Arc](/source/Banda_Arc), a set of island arcs in Indonesia * [Continental arc](/source/Continental_arc), in geology a continental mountain chain or parallel alignment of chains (as opposed to island arcs), configured in an arc ** [Eastern Arc Mountains](/source/Eastern_Arc_Mountains), a continental arc of Africa * [Volcanic arc](/source/Volcanic_arc), a chain of volcanoes positioned in an arc shape as seen from above ** [Aleutian Arc](/source/Aleutian_Arc), a large volcanic arc in the U.S. state of Alaska * [Nastapoka arc](/source/Nastapoka_arc), a circular coastline in Hudson Bay ===Technology=== * arc, the command-line interface for [ArcInfo](/source/ArcInfo) * [ARC (file format)](/source/ARC_(file_format)), a file name extension for archive files * [ARC (processor)](/source/ARC_(processor)), 32-bit RISC architecture * [Adaptive Replacement Cache](/source/Adaptive_Replacement_Cache), a page replacement algorithm for high-performance filesystems * [Automatic Reference Counting](/source/Automatic_Reference_Counting), the Clang compiler's implementation of reference counting * [Arc (programming language)](/source/Arc_(programming_language)), a Lisp dialect designed by Paul Graham * [Arc (web browser)](/source/Arc_(web_browser)), a freeware web browser developed by The Browser Company * [Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc](/source/Sony_Ericsson_Xperia_Arc), a cellphone * [Audio Return Channel](/source/Audio_Return_Channel), an audio technology working over HDMI * [Authenticated Received Chain](/source/Authenticated_Received_Chain), an email authentication system * [Arc lamp](/source/Arc_lamp), a lamp that produces light by an electric arc ** [Xenon arc lamp](/source/Xenon_arc_lamp), a highly specialized type of gas discharge lamp ** [Deuterium arc lamp](/source/Deuterium_arc_lamp), a low-pressure gas-discharge light source ** [Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide lamp](/source/Hydrargyrum_medium-arc_iodide_lamp), the trademark name of Osram's brand of metal-halide gas discharge medium arc-length lamp * [Electric arc furnace](/source/Electric_arc_furnace), a furnace that heats charged material by means of an electric arc * [Arc welding](/source/Arc_welding), a welding process that is used to join metal to metal * [Arc-fault circuit interrupter](/source/Arc-fault_circuit_interrupter), a specialized circuit breaker * [Arc converter](/source/Arc_converter), a spark transmitter * [Intel Arc](/source/Intel_Arc), brand of graphics processing units designed by Intel * Arc, one side (half) of an [arch](/source/arch) ===Other science and technology=== * [Electric arc](/source/Electric_arc), an ongoing plasma discharge (an electric current through a gas), producing light and heat * [Arc flash](/source/Arc_flash), the light and heat produced as part of an arc fault * [Arc (protein)](/source/Arc_(protein)), a name of product of an immediate early gene, also called Arg3.1 * [Reflex arc](/source/Reflex_arc), a neural pathway that controls a reflex * [Circumhorizontal arc](/source/Circumhorizontal_arc), an optical phenomenon * [Circumzenithal arc](/source/Circumzenithal_arc), an optical phenomenon ==Arts and entertainment== ===Music=== * [''A.R.C.'' (album)](/source/A.R.C._(album)), by pianist Chick Corea with bassist David Holland and drummer Barry Altschul recorded in 1971 * [''Arc'' (Neil Young & Crazy Horse album)](/source/Arc_(Neil_Young_%26_Crazy_Horse_album)), 1991 * [''Arc'' (Everything Everything album)](/source/Arc_(Everything_Everything_album)), 2013 * [''Arc'' (EP)](/source/Arc_(EP)), a 2016 EP by Agoraphobic Nosebleed * "Arc", a song by Pearl Jam from ''[Riot Act](/source/Riot_Act_(album))'' ===Video games=== * [Arc System Works](/source/Arc_System_Works), a video game developer * [Luminous Arc](/source/Luminous_Arc), a video game series * The title character of ''[Arc the Lad](/source/Arc_the_Lad)'', a series of role-playing video games for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 ===Other arts and entertainment=== * [Tilted Arc](/source/Tilted_Arc), a controversial public art installation by Richard Serra * ''[Arc Poetry Magazine](/source/Arc_Poetry_Magazine)'', a Canadian literary journal * [Character arc](/source/Character_arc), the status of a character as it unfolds throughout the story * [Story arc](/source/Story_arc), an extended or continuing storyline * [Arcs](/source/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation), one of the twelve basic principles of animation * ''[Ultraman Arc](/source/Ultraman_Arc)'', a 2024 Japanese television series produced by Tsubuyara Productions and TV Tokyo ==Codes== * [Arcata Transit Center](/source/Arcata_Transit_Center), Amtrak code for the station in Arcata, California * IATA airport code of [Arctic Village Airport](/source/Arctic_Village_Airport), a public use airport in Alaska * ISO 639-3 language code of the [Official Aramaic language](/source/Official_Aramaic_language), spoken between 700 BCE and 300 BCE ==Companies and organizations== * [Arc Infrastructure](/source/Arc_Infrastructure), an Australian railway company * [Arc Institute](/source/Arc_Institute), an American biomedical research organization * [Arc International](/source/Arc_International), a French manufacturer and distributor of household goods * [Arc Publications](/source/Arc_Publications), a UK independent publisher of poetry * [Arc @ UNSW](/source/Arc_%40_UNSW), the principal student organisation at the University of New South Wales * [Arc of the United States](/source/Arc_of_the_United_States), a charitable organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities * [Arc Holdings](/source/Arc_Holdings), a French manufacturer of household goods ==Places== * [Arc (Provence)](/source/Arc_(Provence)), a river of southern France, flowing into the Étang de Berre * [Arc (Savoie)](/source/Arc_(Savoie)), a river of eastern France, tributary of the Isère river * Arc, short for "Arcade"; a [Street suffix](/source/Street_suffix) as used in the US ==Sports== * [American Rivers Conference](/source/American_Rivers_Conference) (abbreviation officially rendered as "A-R-C"), an NCAA Division III athletic conference * [Arc (greyhounds)](/source/Arc_(greyhounds)), a major greyhound race in the Greyhound Board of Great Britain calendar * [Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe](/source/Prix_de_l'Arc_de_Triomphe), a horse race in Paris ==Other uses== * [Arc (Bahá'í)](/source/Arc_(Bah%C3%A1'%C3%AD)), a number of administrative buildings for the Bahá'í Faith, located on Mount Carmel in Israel ==See also== {{Canned search|arc|arc's|arc-s|arces|arcs}} * [Joan of Arc](/source/Joan_of_Arc) (c. 1412–1431), national heroine of France and Catholic saint * {{Self-reference tool}} * [ARC (disambiguation)](/source/ARC_(disambiguation)) * [Arcs (disambiguation)](/source/Arcs_(disambiguation)) * [Arc Angel (disambiguation)](/source/Arc_Angel_(disambiguation)) * [Arc reactor (disambiguation)](/source/Arc_reactor_(disambiguation)) * [Arch (disambiguation)](/source/Arch_(disambiguation)) * [Arch of Triumph (disambiguation)](/source/Arch_of_Triumph_(disambiguation)) * [Ark (disambiguation)](/source/Ark_(disambiguation)) * [ARQ (disambiguation)](/source/ARQ_(disambiguation)) {{Disambiguation}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Arc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc?action=history)). 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