C is a general purpose, procedural computer programming language that supports structured programming. It was originally developed at Bell Labs by Dennis Ritchie in 1972.
System, application, hardware program can be made using C programming language. C is the preferred language for producing word processing programs, spreadsheets and compilers.
C has become popular for programming embedded systems. Used to program microprocessors found in automobiles, smart TV, remote control etc.
Many languages have borrowed directly or indirectly from C, including C++, C#, Go, Java