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Microsoft

/ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɒft/ UK
/ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɔft/ US
/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌsɔft/ US
/ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɑft/ US, cot caught merger, dialectal
/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌsɑft/ US, cot caught merger, dialectal
/ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɒft/ Canada, dialectal
/ˈmɑekɹəˌsɔft/ Australia
/ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɒft/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

A blend of microcomputer + software. See -soft.

proper noun

Microsoft Corporation, a technology company.
Similar: MS, MSFT

noun Microsofts

figuratively A company whose products are widespread. After its phenomenal stock offering two weeks ago, Netscape Communications Corp. is well on its way to becoming the Microsoft of the Internet.

verb Microsofts · Microsofting · Microsofted

slang, transitive To Microsoftify.
slang, transitive To render more like Microsoft with regards to business practices and tactics. You could call it the Microsofting of the wine industry. Of course, wine is unlikely to be dominated by one producer or one distributor.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: msft, windows, com, ms, redmond, azure, microshaft, micro$oft, microsoftie, m$ft, mickeysoft, microhoo, microsoft minute, mouse, mamaa, microserf

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name Transliterations and translations

Español	Microsoft
한국어	마이크로소프트 Maikeurosopeuteu
日本語	マイクロソフト Maikurosofuto
中文	微軟 /微软 Wēiruǎn, Wéiruǎn
हिन्दी	माइक्रोसॉफ़्ट māikrosŏfṭ
Português	Microsoft
Deutsch	Winzigweich
Română	Microsoft
Русский	Майкросо́фт Majkrosóft, Ма́йкрософт Májkrosoft
العربية	مَايْكْرُوسُوفْت maykrusuft
עברית	מיקרוסופט

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@misc{microsoft_2026,
  title = {Microsoft},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/microsoft},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}