com

com · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A top-level domain suffix for internet addresses, originally intended for commercial organizations.

  2. 2.

    (informal) Used to refer to internet businesses or the dot-com era.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    dot-com — an internet-based company
  • •
    dot-com bubble — the speculation in internet stocks in the late 1990s
  • •
    dot-com era — the period of rapid internet commercialization

Related words

See also: domain, internet, website

Etymology

Abbreviation of "commercial," introduced in 1985 as one of the original top-level domains for the internet.