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Why is the C language called “C”? Does C stand for “Compiler”?
Also, why does C++ have two pluses? Is it because it is the second version of C? What about C#, does the # stand for four pluses (++++)? Is there going to be something else in the future, something like C~ or C*?
See this page of programming language name origins. Note that various names like C, C++, and C# were made up by different people over time, so who can say what someone will choose in the future?