dot-com

or dot·com

[ dot-kom ]
/ ˈdɒtˈkɒm /

noun

a company doing business mostly or solely on the Internet.

adjective

of or relating to such a company or to the business it conducts.

Origin of dot-com

1995–2000; from the pronunciation of .com, suffix of domain name in most commercial Internet addresses

OTHER WORDS FROM dot-com

dot-com·mer, dot-com·er, noun

Words nearby dot-com

dot ball, dot etching, dot matrix, dot product, dot the i's and cross the t's, dot-com, dot-coms, dot-matrix printer, dot-sequential, dotage, dotard

Cultural definitions for dot-coms (1 of 2)

dot-coms

Colloquial name given to start-up companies that sell goods and services over the Internet. Dot-coms proliferated in the 1990s, but many failed by early 2000. The name comes from the “.com” ending of the Internet address of such companies.

Cultural definitions for dot-coms (2 of 2)

dot-com

See .com.