What is the meaning of the word "dot-com"?

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  1. a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in .com copy to clipboard noun
    • The dot com made most of its profit in 1999, but had to shut down when the bubble burst. copy to clipboard
  2. of or relating to an internet company, usually from a period in the late 1990s copy to clipboard adjective
    • I worked for a dotcom outfit in San Francisco. copy to clipboard

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