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PowerPoint¹

proper noun

  1. A software package from Microsoft used to make slideshow presentations. Proficiency in PowerPoint continues to be required for almost every office job.

    Similar: PPT

noun PowerPoints

  1. An electronic slide presentation created using the program Microsoft PowerPoint. PowerPoint presentation

    Similar: PPT

  2. broadly Any electronic slide presentation. She's asked James to prepare a PowerPoint for tomorrow's lesson.

verb PowerPoints · PowerPointing · PowerPointed

  1. intransitive To communicate using electronic slides. A recent editorial and tips in this journal have extolled the virtues of making clear presentations using computer presentation software, in particular the commercial software PowerPoint (Microsoft, Redmond, WA). AJR readers may be interested to know that free software packages are available that ca
  2. transitive To present (a topic) by means of electronic slides. Do they tell a person (as happens in one corporation) that they won't look at any report unless it is “PowerPointed”?
  3. transitive To communicate to (an audience) by electronic slides. She says the audience has had a long day and has been "PowerPointed out" with one presentation after another from other Oracle executives

powerpoint²

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From PowerPoint, trademarked brand of presentation software.

noun powerpoints

  1. An electronic slide presentation. The powerpoint shows the same model type of the Mitsubishi train, Crystal Mover, being run in Singapore's light rail transit.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ppt, wav, slide, slideware, slideshow, slide show, slide-show, deck, show, slide projector, diapositive, flipboard, pecha kucha, visual presenter, visual aid, paintbox

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@misc{powerpoint_2026,
  title = {powerpoint},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/powerpoint},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}