Nec

/nɛk/ proper noun

Definition

A Japanese multinational technology corporation known for computers, telecommunications equipment, and electronic devices.

Etymology

Acronym for 'Nippon Electric Company,' founded in 1899 as a joint venture with Western Electric Company. 'Nippon' is the Japanese name for Japan, literally meaning 'origin of the sun.'

Kelly Says

NEC built some of the world's fastest supercomputers and was a pioneer in semiconductor technology. They also created the PC Engine gaming console, which was hugely popular in Japan but less known in the West as the TurboGrafx-16.

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