Com- \Com-\
A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with,
together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form
com- before b, m, p, and sometimes f, and by assimilation
becomes col- before l, cor- before r, and con- before any
consonant except b, h, l, m, p, r, and w. Before a vowel com-
becomes co-; also before h, w, and sometimes before other
consonants.
[1913 Webster]
COM
1. <programming> {Component Object Model}.
2. <storage> Computer Output on Microfilm - see {Enterprise
Report Management}.
com
.com
dot com
<networking> (.com, "commercial") The {top-level domain}
originally for American companies but, since the explosion of
the {World-Wide Web}, used by most companies and for {vanity
domains} of all types, whether in the US or not, often in
addition to {country code} domains like amazon.co.uk.
The term "dot com" is now widely used to refer to any Internet
business as in "My dot com turned into a dot bomb".
(2007-02-18)
COM
Component Object Model (OLE, OLE2, OCX, ActiveX, MS)