- dot-com
- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: from the use of .com in the URLs of such companies Date: 1994 a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a Web site
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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dot-com — [dät′käm′] Comput. Informal adj. [< “.com”, a typical ending for commercial Web addresses] designating or of a company doing business primarily on the World Wide Web n. such a company: Also written dot.com dot commer [dät′käm′ər] n … English World dictionary
dot-com — ► NOUN ▪ a company that conducts its business on the Internet. ORIGIN from «.com» in an Internet address, indicating a commercial site … English terms dictionary
dot com — adj. Describes a company that runs its business on and derives its revenues from the Internet. Example Citation: You can t turn on the television, listen to the radio, or drive down the highway without being bombarded by advertisements for dot… … New words
dot com — noun a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in .com • Syn: ↑dot com, ↑dot com company • Derivationally related forms: ↑dot com (for: ↑dot com) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
