The word basic may refer to one of several articles in Wikipedia:

• Basic English
• BASIC programming language
• Basic (chemistry), the opposite to acidic, reacting with acids to form salts.
• Basic (cigarettes) , owned by the Philip Morris Company.
• Basic (geology), of rock: containing less than 52% of silica.
• Basic (movie), 2003 film starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson.
• Basic (dance move), the name of the basic dance step in many dances.
  • Lindy Basic, in Lindy Hop.
• Galactic Basic, the common interstallar language in the Star Wars universe.