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asm

/ˈæz(ə)m/

asm noun: pseudo-acronym of assignment.

Noun (1)

asm (plural not attested)

  1. (Hong-Kong, Internet, no plural, chiefly university slang) Pseudo-acronym of assignment.

Noun (2) capitalized: ASM

ASM (countable and uncountable, plural ASMs)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of assembly language.
    • Hi all! You have available another cool minidemo (or intro, as you prefer), with the usual ASM sources.1993, Javier Arevalo Baeza, “New intro from VangeliSTeam”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet)
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of air-to-surface missile.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism, proscribed, sometimes) Initialism of anti-ship missile.
    Synonyms:
    AShM
  4. (abbreviation, initialism, rare) Initialism of anti-satellite missile
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of abstract state machine.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of assistant stage manager.
  7. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of asynchronous motor.
  8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of administrative staff meeting.
    • Oh hey! ISM was today and bonus, an ASM too! […] After the ISM, we had a quick ASM.2021 January 30, sesese9, “January 2021 ISM/ASM Results”, in Minecart Rapid Transit
    • ASMs are not announced in advance, and the agendas, minutes and recordings are not shared with MRT members.2024 September 15, SimonScholar, “September 2024 ASM Results”, in Minecart Rapid Transit

Proper noun capitalized: ASM

ASM

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club.

Synonyms of asm

Forms of asm

pluralASMs

Origin of asm

Abbreviation.

Questions about asm

What does asm mean?
Asm means pseudo-acronym of assignment.
What part of speech is asm?
Asm can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce asm?
Asm is pronounced /ˈæz(ə)m/.
What is the plural of asm?
The plural of asm is ASMs.

Words near asm in the dictionary

  1. aslosh
  2. ASLR
  3. aslug
  4. Aslum
  5. aslumber
  6. asm
  7. asmachta
  8. Asman
  9. Asmar
  10. Asmara
  11. Asmars

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