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.

A dot-com company.

[Pronunciation of .com.]

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	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"

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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