What is Basic?
{{wiktionary|basic}} '''Basic''' may be: * [[BASIC (programming language)]] * [[Base (chemistry)|Basic (chemistry)]], the opposite to acidic, reacting with acids to form salts * [[Basic authentication scheme|Basic access authentication]] in HTTP * [[Basic (cigarette)]], owned by the Altria Group (Philip Morris Company) * [[Basic (dance move)]], the name of the basic dance step in many dances ** [[Lindy Basic (dance move)]], in Lindy Hop * [[Basic English]] * [[Igneous rock#Chemical - mineralogical composition|Basic (geology)]], of rock: containing between 45 and 52% of silica * [[Basic (movie)]], 2003 movie starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson * [[Languages in Star Wars|Basic (Star Wars)]], the common interstellar language in the ''Star Wars'' universe * Basic Training or [[Recruit training]] is training received by military personnel when first entering service * Basic is also used as the name for whatever common tongue is usually used between species in many science fiction works * Basic is a name used to describe the level of certification for an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) * [[Basic Replay]], a record label * [[Basic (album)]], a 1984 album by Robert Quine and Fred Maher (1996 on CD) {{disambig}}