Editing Arc

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'''Arc''' may refer to:

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==Mathematics==
* [[Arc (geometry)]], a segment of a differentiable curve
** [[Circular arc]], a segment of a circle
* [[Arc (topology)]], a segment of a path
* [[Arc length]], the distance between two points along a section of a curve
* [[Arc (projective geometry)]], a particular type of set of points of a projective plane
* [[arc (function prefix)]] (arcus), a prefix for inverse trigonometric functions
* Directed arc, a [[directed edge]] in graph theory
* [[Minute and second of arc]], a unit of angular measurement equal to 1/60 of one degree.
*[[Wild arc]], a concept from geometric topology

==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
** [[Northeastern Japan Arc]], an island arc
** [[Banda Arc]], a set of island arcs in Indonesia
* [[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]], a continental arc of Africa
* [[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===
* <code>arc</code>, the command-line interface for [[ArcInfo]]
* [[ARC (file format)]], a file name extension for archive files
* [[ARC (processor)]], 32-bit RISC architecture
* [[Adaptive Replacement Cache|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 
** [[Xenon arc lamp]], a highly specialized type of gas discharge lamp
** [[Deuterium arc lamp]], a low-pressure gas-discharge light 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]], 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===
* [[Electric arc]], an ongoing plasma discharge (an electric current through a gas), producing light and heat
* [[Arc flash]], the light and heat produced as part of an arc fault
* [[Arc (protein)]], a name of product of an immediate early gene, also called Arg3.1
* [[Reflex arc]], a neural pathway that controls a reflex
* [[Circumhorizontal arc]], an optical phenomenon
* [[Circumzenithal arc]], an optical phenomenon

==Arts and entertainment==
===Music===
<!--*Arc, a mid-1970s band featuring [[John Turnbull (musician)|John Turnbull]], [[Mick Gallagher]] and [[Rob Tait]] among others-->
* [[A.R.C. (album)|''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)|''Arc'' (Neil Young & Crazy Horse album)]], 1991
* [[Arc (Everything Everything album)|''Arc'' (Everything Everything album)]], 2013
* [[Arc (EP)|''Arc'' (EP)]], a 2016 EP by Agoraphobic Nosebleed
*  "Arc", a song by Pearl Jam from ''[[Riot Act (album)|Riot Act]]''

===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
* [[Twelve basic principles of animation#Arc|Arcs]], one of the twelve basic principles of animation
* ''[[Ultraman Arc]]'', a 2024 Japanese television series produced by Tsubuyara Productions and TV Tokyo

==Codes==
* [[Arcata Transit Center]], Amtrak code for the station in Arcata, California
* IATA airport code of [[Arctic Village Airport]], a public use airport in Alaska
* ISO 639-3 language code of the [[Official Aramaic language]], spoken between 700 BCE and 300 BCE

==Companies and organizations==
* [[Arc Infrastructure]], an Australian railway company
* [[Arc Institute]], an American biomedical research organization
* [[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==
* [[Arc (Provence)]], a river of southern France, flowing into the Étang de Berre
* [[Arc (Savoie)]], a river of eastern France, tributary of the Isère river
* Arc, short for "Arcade"; a [[Street suffix]] as used in the US

== 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==
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* [[Joan of Arc]] (c. 1412–1431), national heroine of France and Catholic saint
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* [[ARC (disambiguation)]]
* [[Arcs (disambiguation)]]
* [[Arc Angel (disambiguation)]]
* [[Arc reactor (disambiguation)]]
* [[Arch (disambiguation)]]
* [[Arch of Triumph (disambiguation)]]
* [[Ark (disambiguation)]]
* [[ARQ (disambiguation)]]

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