Arc
Arc may refer to: == 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 === arc, 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, a page replacement algorithm for high-performance filesystems Automatic Reference Counting, the Clang compiler's implementation of reference counting 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 and technology === 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 === 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), 1991 Arc (Everything Everything album), 2013 Arc (EP), a 2016 EP by Agoraphobic Nosebleed "Arc", a song by Pearl Jam from 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 === 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 == 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 == Sports == American Rivers Conference (abbreviation officially rendered as "A-R-C"), an NCAA Division III athletic conference Arc (greyhounds), a major greyhound race in the Greyhound Board of Great Britain calendar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, a horse race in Paris == Other uses == Arc (Bahá'í), a number of administrative buildings for the Bahá'í Faith, located on Mount Carmel in Israel == See also == Joan of Arc (c.