"Windoze" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Blend of Windows + doze, suggesting slow performance. First use appears c. 1986. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Windows|doze}} Blend of Windows + doze Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Windoze
  1. (computing, slang, derogatory) Microsoft Windows. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Computing, Microsoft, Nicknames Related terms: Winblows, Windross Translations (derogatory: Microsoft Windows): Windaube (French), Windoof [neuter] (German), Ruindows [masculine] (Portuguese)

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