# Micros~1

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The computing company Microsoft.

## Etymology
Suggesting one of the truncated 8.3-style file and directory names sometimes encountered in Microsoft Windows as a result of its MS-DOS roots, e.g. PROGRA~1 for Program Files.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/micros-1