IDC
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of IDC
From its use in digital communications
Example Sentences
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Market research firm IDC said in February, external it expected memory supply challenges to "persist throughout 2026 and likely well into 2027".
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Cursor is in a very strong position to pull away from the pack,” Arnal Dayaratna, research vice president of software development at IDC, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Dethroning the giant that is Meta won’t come easy,” wrote Jitesh Ubrani, an IDC research manager in a post this week about smart glasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
In the first quarter of this year it became one of the most popular wearable brands in the U.S. by unit volume, trailing only Apple and Alphabet’s Google, according to IDC data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Now, about one of every two Americans uses a cellphone; in 2004, there were 176 million subscribers, almost eight times the number a decade earlier, according to the market research firm IDC.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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