dot-com

[ dot-kom ]

/ ˈdɒtˈkɒm /

a company doing business mostly or solely on the Internet.

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

Nearby words

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

dot-com·mer, dot-com·er, noun

The story of a dot-com billionaire who died in the World Trade Center attacks after revolutionizing the Internet.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Sept. 17, 2013|Sarah Stodola|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The groundbreaking Internet grocery business flew high in the dot-com boom, then imploded in 2001.
Get the Door. It’s … Amazon?|CNBC|July 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Almost as soon as Romney ended his day-to-day role at Bain, the dot-com boom crashed and the economy went into recession.
Bain: The Debate You Have When You Don't Have Ideas|David Frum|July 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was a bastion of dot-com excess that managed to survive into the 21st century.
The Google Religion|Josh Dzieza|July 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST

“There was an unmistakable echo of the dot-com boom Thursday on Wall Street,” Liedtke began his LinkedIn dispatch.
The Media's Crazy LinkedIn Comparisons|Gary Rivlin|May 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“I hope I get remembered as more than the chronicler of the dot-com boom, though,” she said.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

See .com.