Brian Cryer's Glossary of IT Terms with Links

COM

COM

1. Component Object Model. Defined by Microsoft.

For more information see:

• www.microsoft.com/com/about.asp - Provides a brief overview of COM and COM-based technologies.

2. Computer Output on Microfilm.

3. One of the top level domain names on the Internet's domain name system (.com). It is short for commercial, and was intended to indicate a commercial domain name for commercial organisations - but that is not enforced. It is pronounced as "dot com".