This section provides definitions for the specific terminology and the concepts used when describing the C programming language. A C program

Executes a statement repeatedly until the value of condition becomes false. The test takes place after each iteration

Arithmetic operators apply standard mathematical operations to their operands. Operator

An object whose identifier is declared without the storage-class specifier _Thread_local, and either with external or internal linkage or with the storage-class

(See also arithmetic types for the details on most

A function is a C language construct that associates a compound statement (the function body) with an

Constructs an unnamed object of specified character array type in-place, used when a character string needs to be embedded in source code.

Specify storage duration and linkage of objects and functions: auto - automatic duration and no linkage

Several operators convert operand values from one type to another automatically. This subclause specifies the result required from such an implicit conversion, as well as those

This is a reference of the core C language constructs.