"Big Blue" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the size of the company and the colour of its logo. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Big Blue}} Big Blue
  1. (informal) The computer company IBM. Tags: informal Categories (topical): IBM
    Sense id: en-Big_Blue-en-name-XdUAukGP Disambiguation of IBM: 63 37 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Big Blue}} Big Blue
  1. (US, military, informal) The US Air Force. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Military Related terms: Big Blue Machine
    Sense id: en-Big_Blue-en-name-UufIoHpq Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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