IBM
/ˌʌɪbiːˈɛm/
IBM is the initialism of International Business Machines.
IBM is the initialism of International Brotherhood of Magicians.
IBM is the initialism of Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc.
IBM is the initialism of intercontinental ballistic missile.
IBM is the initialism of inclusion body myositis.
Meaning of Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc
Proper noun
Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc
- A tectonic plate convergent boundary in Micronesia
Meaning of intercontinental ballistic missile
Noun
intercontinental ballistic missile (plural intercontinental ballistic missiles)
- A class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads.
Noun
IBM (countable and uncountable, plural IBMs)
- A company that dominates its field.
- Univac was the IBM of the computer industry's incipiency; in 1952 Univac had virtually 100% of the market.1968, George Washington University, Computers-in-Law Institute, National Law Center, The Law of Software: 1968 Proceedings
- First, to Sperry Univac, the descendent^([sic]) of the first real computer company, which might have become the IBM of the industry had it not blown its early lead;1982, Tracy Kidder, The Soul Of A New Machine, →ISBN, page 238
Forms of IBM
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Words formed from IBM
Phrases with IBM
Questions about IBM
- What does IBM mean?
- IBM means a company that dominates its field.
- What is IBM the initialism of?
- IBM is the initialism of International Business Machines.
- What part of speech is IBM?
- IBM is a noun.
- How do you pronounce IBM?
- IBM is pronounced /ˌʌɪbiːˈɛm/.
- What is the plural of IBM?
- The plural of IBM is IBMs.
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