Basic or BASIC may refer to:

Science and technology

BASIC Basic or BASIC may refer to: Science and technology * BASIC, a computer programming language * Basic (chemistry), having the properties of a base * Basic access authentication, in HTTP Entertainment * Basic (film), ''Basic'' (film), a 2003 film ...

, a computer programming language *

Basic (chemistry) In chemistry, there are three definitions in common use of the word "base": '' Arrhenius bases'', '' Brønsted bases'', and ''Lewis bases''. All definitions agree that bases are substances that react with acids, as originally proposed by G.- ...

, having the properties of a base *

Basic access authentication In the context of an HTTP transaction, basic access authentication is a method for an HTTP user agent (e.g. a web browser) to provide a user name and password when making a request. In basic HTTP authentication, a request contains a header field ...

, in HTTP

Entertainment

* ''Basic'' (film), a 2003 film * Basic, one of the languages in ''Star Wars''

Music

* ''Basic'' (Glen Campbell album), 1978 * ''Basic'' (Robert Quine and Fred Maher album), 1984 * ''B.A.S.I.C.'' (Alpinestars album), 2000 * ''Basic'' (Brown Eyed Girls album), 2015 * ''B.A.S.I.C.'' (The Basics album), 2019

Places

* Basic, Mississippi, a community in the US *

BASIC countries The BASIC countries (also Basic countries or BASIC) are a bloc of four large newly industrialized countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – formed by an agreement on 28 November 2009. The four committed to act jointly at the Cop ...

, Brazil, South Africa, India and China in climate change negotiations

Organizations

BASIC Bank Limited BASIC Bank Limited (founded as Bangladesh Small Industries and Commerce Bank) is a state owned bank in Bangladesh which was founded on 2 August 1988. The bank was founded to finance small enterprises. History BASIC Bank Limited was established o ...

, government owned bank in Bangladesh *

Basic Books Basic Books is a book publisher founded in 1950 and located in New York City, now an imprint of Hachette Book Group. It publishes books in the fields of psychology, philosophy, economics, science, politics, sociology, current affairs, and his ...

, an American publisher

Other uses

Basic (cigarette) Basic is a U.S. brand of cigarettes, currently owned by Philip Morris International. Cigarettes are manufactured by Philip Morris USA in the U.S. and by PMI in the rest of the world. History Basic was launched in the late 1970s as a discount br ...

, a brand of cigarettes manufactured by the Altria Group (Philip Morris Company) *

Basic (dance move) The basic step, basic figure, basic movement, basic pattern, or simply basic is the dance move that defines the character of a particular dance. It sets the rhythm of the dance; it is the default move to which a dancer returns, when not performing ...

, the dance move that defines the character of a particular dance *

Basic (slang) "Basic" is a slang term in American popular culture, used pejoratively to describe culturally unoriginal people, particularly young women, who are perceived to prefer products, trends, and music that will make them look upper class even though t ...

, a pejorative term in American English *

British American Security Information Council The British American Security Information Council (BASIC) is a non-partisan think tank based in London. BASIC takes an inclusive approach to promote nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation by working with politicians, civil society, and other peo ...

, a think tank based in London *

Bašić Bašić is a South Slavs, South Slavic surname. It is assumed that it derived from the word ''baša'', meaning "chief", itself a loanword from Turkish ''başı'', meaning "head". Its literal meaning is "Little chief". It is one of the most commo ...