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Com

Com may refer to:

Computing

.com top-level domain

The .com top-level domain is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet, managed by VeriSign under contract with ICANN. See [/page/.com_top-level_domain].

COM port

A COM port, short for communication port, is a serial interface on personal computers for asynchronous data transmission. See [/page/COM_port].

COM file format

The COM file format is a binary executable format used in CP/M and MS-DOS operating systems. See [/page/COM_file_format].

Component Object Model

The Component Object Model (COM) is a Microsoft software architecture for binary software components. See [/page/Component_Object_Model].

Transportation

Comair (airline)

Comair refers to a South African airline; see for details.

Other uses

com- (linguistic prefix)

The prefix com- originates from Latin cum meaning "with" or "together," and is used in English loanwords to denote association or joint action.

Geographical locations

Several minor settlements worldwide are named Com, including locations in (Oio and Cacheu Regions), ( ), (Wele-Nzas Region), and Ethiopia (Gambela Peoples' Region).

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