Yes, wc-stands for word count.
wc -c for counting number of characters in a file.
wc -l for counting lines in a file.

YES
WC = is the word count in UNIX it counts number of character as well as number of lines in Program

wc only this command gives all the three
1. no of words
2. no of new lines
3. no of characters

wc -w prakash
wc -c prakash
wc -l prakash

we can count number of lines and characters by using the cmmnd "wc".It is nothing but wordcount cmmnd.
to count no.of lines is $wc | -l > filename
$wc -l filename
$wc -c filename

wc and its options can count no.of line no.of words and no.character.
wc <file1> it count no.of lines,no.of words and no.character in file1
wc -l <file1> it counts the no.of lines only in file 1
wc -w <file1> it counts the no.of words only in file 1
wc -c <file1> it counts the no.of character only in file 1

Yes. It is Possible. Here, W represents No. of Words, C represents No. of Character.
E.x:
ls | wc

wc (word count) for count characters

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