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CYBERCOMPAGNIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-11-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Structure
- Electronic Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dot-com company
1, record 1, English, dot%2Dcom%20company
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dotcom company 2, record 1, English, dotcom%20company
correct
- dot com company 3, record 1, English, dot%20com%20company
correct
- .com company 4, record 1, English, %2Ecom%20company
correct
- dot-com firm 5, record 1, English, dot%2Dcom%20firm
correct
- dotcom firm 6, record 1, English, dotcom%20firm
correct
- .com firm 4, record 1, English, %2Ecom%20firm
correct
- dot-com 7, record 1, English, dot%2Dcom
correct, see observation
- dotcom 6, record 1, English, dotcom
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A company that conducts business on the Internet only. 6, record 1, English, - dot%2Dcom%20company
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a presentation to Wall Street analysts, Lou Gerstner, the boss of IBM, described the new "dot-com" companies as "fireflies before the storm." But the real storm that's arriving is when the thousands of institutions that exist today seize the power of this global computing and communications infrastructure and use it to transform themselves. That's the real revolution. 3, record 1, English, - dot%2Dcom%20company
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dot-com: formed from the spelling pronunciation of ".com," the domain name in commercial addresses of the WWW. 8, record 1, English, - dot%2Dcom%20company
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dot com
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Structures de l'entreprise
- Commerce électronique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- entreprise point-com
1, record 1, French, entreprise%20point%2Dcom
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- entreprise point com 2, record 1, French, entreprise%20point%20com
correct, feminine noun
- entreprise .com 3, record 1, French, entreprise%20%2Ecom
correct, feminine noun
- entreprise pointcom 4, record 1, French, entreprise%20pointcom
correct, feminine noun
- cyberentreprise 5, record 1, French, cyberentreprise
correct, feminine noun
- société point-com 1, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20point%2Dcom
correct, feminine noun
- société .com 3, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20%2Ecom
correct, feminine noun
- société pointcom 4, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20pointcom
correct, feminine noun
- compagnie point-com 3, record 1, French, compagnie%20point%2Dcom
correct, feminine noun
- compagnie .com 6, record 1, French, compagnie%20%2Ecom
correct, feminine noun
- compagnie pointcom 5, record 1, French, compagnie%20pointcom
correct, feminine noun
- cybercompagnie 3, record 1, French, cybercompagnie
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entreprise conçue pour fonctionner uniquement sur Internet et dont le nom officiel comporte l'élément d'adressage «point com». 6, record 1, French, - entreprise%20point%2Dcom
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cyber-compagnie
- point com
- point-com
- pointcom
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estructura de la empresa
- Comercio electrónico
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- puntocom
1, record 1, Spanish, puntocom
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- empresa.com 2, record 1, Spanish, empresa%2Ecom
correct, feminine noun
- compañía.com 3, record 1, Spanish, compa%C3%B1%C3%ADa%2Ecom
correct, feminine noun
- sociedad.com 2, record 1, Spanish, sociedad%2Ecom
correct, feminine noun
- compañía punto-com 3, record 1, Spanish, compa%C3%B1%C3%ADa%20punto%2Dcom
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- empresa punto-com 3, record 1, Spanish, empresa%20punto%2Dcom
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Empresa cuya actividad se desarrolla exclusivamente por Internet. 4, record 1, Spanish, - puntocom
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
puntocom: El plural es "puntocoms". 1, record 1, Spanish, - puntocom
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
puntocom: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que las "puntocoms", en redonda, en una sola palabra y con plural terminado en s, es la forma adecuada de referirse a las empresas que desarrollan su actividad principal en Internet. 1, record 1, Spanish, - puntocom
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