"Chocolate Factory" meaning in English

See Chocolate Factory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Humorous nickname of Google, coined by the UK technological newspaper The Register. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chocolate Factory
  1. (UK, newspapers, humorous) Google. Tags: UK, humorous Categories (topical): Google, Newspapers, Nicknames
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