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dot-com

 (dŏt′kŏm′)
adj.
1. Of or relating to business conducted on the internet: dot-com advertising.
2. Of or relating to a company whose products or services deal with or are sold on the internet: a dot-com brokerage firm.
n.
A dot-com company.
[Pronunciation of .com.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dot-com - a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com'dot-com - a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com'
dot com, dot com company
company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
Adj.1.dot-com - of or relating to an internet company; "a dot-com outfit in San Francisco"
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Translations

dot-com

dot com, dot.com [ˌdɒtˈkɒm]
n (= company) → point-com m
modif [boom, explosion, crash, era] → du point-com dot-com companydot-com company dot.com company n → société f point-comdot command n (COMPUTING) → commande f précédée d'un point
dote on
vt fus [+ person] → être fou de(folle)
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