Arc Explained
Arc may refer to:
Mathematics
Science and technology
Geology
- Arc, in geology a mountain chain configured as an arc due to a common orogeny along a plate margin or the effect of back-arc extension
- Hellenic arc, the arc of islands positioned over the Hellenic Trench in the Aegean Sea off Greece
- Back-arc basin, a subsided region caused by back-arc extension
- Back-arc region, the region created by back-arc extension, containing all the basins, faults, and volcanoes generated by the extension
- 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
- Continental arc, in geology a continental mountain chain or parallel alignment of chains (as opposed to island arcs), configured in an arc
- Volcanic arc, a chain of volcanoes positioned in an arc shape as seen from above
- Aleutian Arc, a large volcanic arc in the U.S. state of Alaska
- Nastapoka arc, a circular coastline in Hudson Bay
Technology
arc, the command-line interface for ArcInfo- ARC (file format), a file name extension for archive files
- ARC (processor), 32-bit RISC architecture
- ARC (adaptive replacement cache), a page replacement algorithm for high-performance filesystems
- Arc (programming language), a Lisp dialect designed by Paul Graham
- Arc (web browser), a freeware web browser developed by The Browser Company
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, a cellphone
- Audio Return Channel, an audio technology working over HDMI
- Authenticated Received Chain, an email authentication system
- Arc lamp, a lamp that produces light by an electric arc
- Electric arc furnace, a furnace that heats charged material by means of an electric arc
- Arc welding, a welding process that is used to join metal to metal
- Arc-fault circuit interrupter, a specialized circuit breaker
- Arc converter, a spark transmitter
- Intel Arc, brand of graphics processing units designed by Intel
- Arc, one side (half) of an arch
Other science
Arts and entertainment
Music
- The Arcs, an American garage rock band formed by Dan Auerbach in 2015
Video games
- Arc System Works, a video game developer
- Luminous Arc, a video game series
- The title character of Arc the Lad, a series of role-playing video games for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2
- Armored Response Coalition, a fictional military/resistance organization seen in the 2020 video game Doom Eternal
Other arts and entertainment
- Tilted Arc, a controversial public art installation by Richard Serra
- Arc Poetry Magazine, a Canadian literary journal
- Character arc, the status of a character as it unfolds throughout the story
- Story arc, an extended or continuing storyline
- Arcs, one of the twelve basic principles of animation
- Ultraman Arc, a 2024 Japanese television series produced by Tsubuyara Productions and TV Tokyo
Codes
Companies and organizations
- Arc Infrastructure, an Australian railway company
- Arc International, a French manufacturer and distributor of household goods
- Arc Publications, a UK independent publisher of poetry
- Arc @ UNSW, the principal student organisation at the University of New South Wales
- Arc of the United States, a charitable organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Arc Holdings, a French manufacturer of household goods
Places
Other uses
- Arc (Bahá'í), a number of administrative buildings for the Bahá'í Faith, located on Mount Carmel in Israel
- Arc (greyhounds), a major greyhound race in the Greyhound Board of Great Britain calendar
See also
