Micros~1

name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The computing company Microsoft. dated, derogatory, humorous, slang

Etymology

Suggesting one of the truncated 8.3-style file and directory names sometimes encountered in Microsoft Windows as a result of its MS-DOS roots, e.g. PROGRA~1 for Program Files.

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