dotcom

/ ˌdɒtˈkɒm /

noun

1. a company that conducts most of its business on the internet
2. ( as modifier )
  dotcom stocks

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dotcom¹

C20: from .com , the domain name suffix of businesses trading on the internet

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Example Sentences

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But the confusing question lingering over the AI hype is whether it is a bubble at risk of bursting - as, if so, it may well be a spectacular burst akin to the dotcom crash at the start of the century, with consequences for us all.

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And that market value is now more highly concentrated in a few firms than it was during the dotcom bubble in 1999, according to the IMF.

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Years ago, as a fledgling reporter I cut my teeth in the 2000 dotcom bubble.

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In comments echoing those made by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan in 1996, warning of "irrational exuberance" in the market during the dotcom boom and well ahead of that market crashing in 2000, Mr Pichai said the industry can "overshoot" in investment cycles like this.

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Echoing the 1990s dotcom frenzy to build internet infrastructure, today's tech giants are spending unprecedented sums to construct the silicon backbone of the revolution in artificial intelligence.