What does "ibm" mean?

Initialism of intercontinental ballistic missile.

How do you pronounce "ibm"?

Pronounced //ˌʌɪbiːˈɛm//.

Common synonyms include: ibm corporation, ibm offerings, ibm portfolio, ibm product line, ibm products, ibm shares.

/ˌʌɪbiːˈɛm/ name, noun

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Noun

1
Initialism of intercontinental ballistic missile. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"They see this last possibility in an international agreement to stop further atomic and thermonuclear bomb tests and halt the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles (IBMs)."
2
Initialism of inclusion body myositis. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
3
A company that dominates its field. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"Univac was the IBM of the computer industry's incipiency; in 1952 Univac had virtually 100% of the market."

Proper Noun

1
Initialism of International Business Machines. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
""I was one of them," recalled Mr. Detmer, who is now 47. "When I graduated from high school in 1966, I got my first job working on the assembly line at the I.B.M. plant, where I earned $2 an hour putting together mainframe computers."
2
Initialism of International Brotherhood of Magicians. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3
Initialism of Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

"IBM has the lion's share of the large computer market; nobody else even comes close."