Why is C programming language called C?

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The program it came after the programming language called b
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because it was developed as a successor to the "B" programming language.
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C is named after its predecessor, B programming language, which itself was derived from the BCPL language. The name "C" reflects its evolution from B.
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The C programming language is called "C" because it was developed as a successor to an earlier programming language called "B".
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