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Microsoft in Japanese

Microsoft in Japanese is マイクロソフト — Microsoft means by extension, any company whose products or brand become so common that they dominate everyday use.

Microsoft in Japanese

マイクロソフト
proper noun
Pronounced: maikurosofuto
(trademark) Microsoft Corporation.

What does "Microsoft" mean?

  1. noun By extension, any company whose products or brand become so common that they dominate everyday use.
    "Locals joked that the coffee chain had become the Microsoft of breakfast."
  2. verb To make something behave or look like a Microsoft product, often used disparagingly of clunky software design.
    "The new update completely microsofted the once-simple app with menus nobody needed."
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Microsoft in a sentence

  • Locals joked that the coffee chain had become the Microsoft of breakfast.
  • The new update completely microsofted the once-simple app with menus nobody needed.

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What is "Microsoft" in Japanese?

"Microsoft" in Japanese is マイクロソフト. Microsoft means: By extension, any company whose products or brand become so common that they dominate everyday use.

How do you pronounce マイクロソフト?

"Microsoft" in Japanese is マイクロソフト, pronounced "maikurosofuto".

How do you use "Microsoft" in a sentence?

Example: "Locals joked that the coffee chain had become the Microsoft of breakfast." In Japanese, "Microsoft" is マイクロソフト.

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