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- Exocet (n.)[Exocet 词源字典]
- 1970, proprietary name of a rocket-propelled short-range guided missile, trademarked 1970 by Société Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale, from French exocet "flying fish" (16c.), from Latin exocoetus, from Greek exokoitos "sleeping fish, fish that sleeps upon the beach," from exo "outside" (see exo-) + koitos "bed."[Exocet etymology, Exocet origin, 英语词源]
- Bluetooth
- "A standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices", 1990s: said to be named after King Harald Bluetooth (910–85), credited with uniting Denmark and Norway, as Bluetooth technology unifies the telecommunications and computing industries.