Micros~1

proper noun

The computing company Microsoft.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. datedderogatoryhumorousslangcomputingThe computing company Microsoft.

Origin

Suggesting one of the truncated 8.3-style file and directory names sometimes encountered in Microsoft Windows as a result of its MS-DOS roots, e.g. PROGRA~1 for Program Files.

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APA

Micros~1. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Micros~1

MLA

“Micros~1.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Micros~1. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Micros~1,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Micros~1.

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