(Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard.
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
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- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
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