Tm : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Tm	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Tm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tm n a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime Synonym(s): thulium, Tm, atomic number 69
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
(TM) // [Usenet] ASCII rendition of the trademark-superscript symbol appended to phrases that the author feels should be recorded for posterity, perhaps in future editions of this lexicon. Sometimes used ironically as a form of protest against the recent spate of software and algorithm patents and `look and feel' lawsuits. See also {UN*X}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
TM 1. {Turing Machine}. 2. A formal {database specification language}. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
tm The {country code} for Turkmenistan. Heavily used for {vanity domains} because it looks like the abbreviation for "trademark". (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
(TM) (Trademark) An {ASCII} rendition of the trademark-superscript symbol, appended to phrases that the author feels should be recorded for posterity. It is sometimes used ironically as a form of protest against the recent spate of {software patents}, {algorithm} patents and "{look and feel}" lawsuits. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-02)