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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ228325
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C2 or a derivative (C-2, C2, etc.) may refer to:

Mathematics and physics

C2, one of the common notations for the cyclic group of order 2

C2 differentiability class

C2 or

C

2

{\displaystyle \mathbb {C} ^{2}}

, the complex coordinate plane

c2, the square of the speed of light (in the mass–energy equivalence formula)

c2, hypotenuse squared in the Pythagorean theorem

C2 (space group), three-dimensional space group number 5

Biology

C2 domain, a protein structural domain

C2 regulatory sequence for the insulin gene

Apolipoprotein C2, a human apolipoprotein

In human anatomy, C2 may refer to:

Cervical vertebra 2, the axis, one of the cervical vertebrae of the vertebral column

Cervical spinal nerve 2

Chlorophyll c2, a form of chlorophyll

Complement component 2

Procyanidin C2, a plant phenolic compound

Prodelphinidin C2, a plant phenolic compound

Vitamin C2

the ATC code for Antihypertensives, a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System

C2 fragments, one of the types of products of catabolism pathways

Haplogroup C-M217, also known as C2, a Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup

Chemistry

C2, Diatomic carbon, a molecule made of two carbon atoms

C2=, ethylene, a two carbon alkene

Codes or abbreviations

C2 may be a code or abbreviation for:

C2 Aquarii, a star

C2 Centauri, a star

C2 (Code Geass), an anime character

C2 explosive, a form of plastic explosive

C2 pylon, a type of high voltage pylon

C2 radio class, a class in FM broadcasting in America

C2 (classification), a para-cycling classification

Group C2, the secondary class of Group C sports car racing

Nimrod NRA/C2, a 1982 Group C racing car

C2, an international standard paper size defined in ISO 216 (458×648 mm)

C2, a level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

C2, the NRS social grade between C1 and D

C2s, substances listed in Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act in the United States

Command and control, the exercise of authority by a commanding officer over military forces in the accomplishment of a mission

Air Luxor IATA airline code

C2 Pictures, a film company related to Carolco Pictures

Bill C-2, various legislation of the Parliament of Canada

C2, or C2 a note-octave in music, aka Low C

Computing

C2, a computer security class, defined in the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria

C2, a bytecode compiler that is part of the HotSpot virtual machine implementation

C2 (protocol), a 1985 Commodore file transfer protocol

C2 error, a read error of a compact disc

C2.com or WikiWikiWeb, the first user-editable website

C2 (consulting firm), an initialism for, and aka Cunningham and Cunningham, a technology consulting firm founded by Ward Cunningham

Cryptomeria cipher, a cipher used in digital rights management

Command and control (malware)

Codec 2, speech compression codec.

Editorial summary

“C2” enters the record as wikimedia disambiguation page. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Wikimedia, disambiguation and page can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1982, 1985—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Wikimedia, disambiguation and page.
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Why this record matters

“C2” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Wikimedia, disambiguation and page provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q228325. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1982 and 1985.

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Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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