"dot-com bubble" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dot-com bubbles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dot-com bubble (plural dot-com bubbles)
  1. (business, historical) A historic speculative bubble based around the Internet, covering roughly 1997–2000. Wikipedia link: dot-com bubble Tags: historical Categories (topical): Business, Internet Synonyms: dot-com boom, information technology bubble, Internet bubble Translations (Translations): Dotcom-Blase [feminine] (German), bańka internetowa [feminine] (Polish), bolha ponto-com [feminine] (Portuguese), dot-com balonu (Turkish)

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