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ibm | cognizant |

As a proper noun ibm

is .

As a noun ibm

is intercontinental ballistic missile.

As an adjective cognizant is

aware; fully informed; having understanding.

ibm

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • .

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Intercontinental ballistic missile.
  • * 1956 , Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (volume 12, number 6, June 1956, page 186)
    • They see this last possibility in an international agreement to stop further atomic and thermonuclear bomb tests and halt the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles (IBMs ).
  • * 1987 , Kenneth David Nichols, The Road to Trinity (page 294)
    • Today we need a defense against IBM attack. When as chief of R&D I urged Army Ordnance to develop an antimissile missile, I heard repeatedly that you can't hit a bullet with a bullet, so it is impossible to develop such a missile.
  • * 1990 , William Elliott Butler, Perestroika and International Law (page 155)
    • Thus, they limit to a strictly defined number the quantity of armed IBMs in the USSR and the United States, as well as ballistic missiles of submarines.
  • (figuratively) A company that dominates its field.
  • * 1968 , George Washington University, Computers-in-Law Institute, National Law Center, The Law of Software: 1968 Proceedings :
    • Univac was the IBM of the computer industry's incipiency; in 1952 Univac had virtually 100% of the market.
  • * 1982 , Tracy Kidder, The Soul Of A New Machine (ISBN 0380599317), page 238:
    • First, to Sperry Univac, the descendent of the first real computer company, which might have become the IBM of the industry had it not blown its early lead;
  • * 1990 , Alfred Balk, The Myth of American Eclipse: The New Global Age (ISBN 0887383696), page 81:
    • The US lead was mainly due to one firm, the IBM of its small, specialized field: Cray Research Inc.

    Derived terms

    * IBMer

    Anagrams

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    cognizant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Aware; fully informed; having understanding
    • The defendant is cognizant that this is a serious charge.

    Antonyms

    * unwitting

    See also

    * cognisant * cognize