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micros~1

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cros~1
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Usage

Questions

What does micros~1 mean?
The computing company Microsoft.
Where does micros~1 come from?
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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