Source : WordNet®
Tm
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group;
isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable
X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and
xenotime [syn: {thulium}, {atomic number 69}]
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
TM
1. {Turing Machine}.
2. A formal {database specification language}.
[{Jargon File}]
tm
The {country code} for Turkmenistan.
Heavily used for {vanity domains} because it looks
like the abbreviation for "trademark".
(1999-01-27)
(TM)
(Trademark) An {ASCII} rendition of the trademark-superscript
symbol, appended to phrases that the author feels should be
recorded for posterity.
It is sometimes used ironically as a form of protest against
the recent spate of {software patents}, {algorithm} patents
and "{look and feel}" lawsuits.
[{Jargon File}]
(1994-12-02)