"BOM" meaning in English

See BOM in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bɑm/ [US] Audio: en-us-bomb.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒm Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} BOM
  1. (Australia) Initialism of Bureau of Meteorology. Tags: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Bureau of Meteorology Synonyms: BoM
    Sense id: en-BOM-en-name-MSFzKsAp Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 26 28 1 14 14

Noun

IPA: /bɑm/ [US] Audio: en-us-bomb.ogg Forms: BOMs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒm Head templates: {{en-noun}} BOM (plural BOMs)
  1. Acronym of bill of materials. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: bill of materials
    Sense id: en-BOM-en-noun-DGB5dI6S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 26 28 1 14 14
  2. (computing) Acronym of byte order mark. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: byte order mark
    Sense id: en-BOM-en-noun-~Z2fbrcs Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 26 28 1 14 14 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (journalism) Acronym of business-office must. (a story that must be published at the behest of the publication's business office) Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: business-office must (extra: a story that must be published at the behest of the publication's business office)
    Sense id: en-BOM-en-noun-~OteCmkH Categories (other): Mass media Topics: journalism, media
  4. (Mormonism) Initialism of Book of Mormon. Tags: Mormonism, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Book of Mormon
    Sense id: en-BOM-en-noun-3wN8vD1x Categories (other): Mormonism, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 26 28 1 14 14

Inflected forms

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      "homophone": "balm (some speakers with the father-bother merger)"
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