Velcro, the Glossary
Velcro IP Holdings LLC, doing business as Velcro Companies and commonly referred to as Velcro (pronounced), is a British privately held company, founded by Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral in the 1950s.[1]
Table of Contents
21 relations: Alps, Arctium, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Blend word, Chief executive officer, City, Crochet, ECW Press, Electrical engineering, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Generic trademark, George de Mestral, Google Patents, Hook-and-loop fastener, Merriam-Webster, Oxford English Dictionary, Polyester, President (corporate title), Privately held company, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, Velour.
- 1952 establishments in Switzerland
Alps
The Alps are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
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Arctium
Arctium is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock, family Asteraceae.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Blend word
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.
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City
A city is a human settlement of a notable size.
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Crochet
Crochet is a process of creating textiles by using a crochet hook to interlock loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials.
ECW Press
ECW Press is a Canadian book publisher located in Toronto, Ontario.
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.
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Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Europe, the Middle East and Africa, commonly known by its acronym EMEA among the North American business spheres, is a geographical region used by institutions, governments and global spheres of marketing, media and business when referring to this region.
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Generic trademark
A generic trademark, also known as a genericized trademark or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name that, because of its popularity or significance, has become the generic term for, or synonymous with, a general class of products or services, usually against the intentions of the trademark's owner.
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George de Mestral
George de Mestral was a Swiss electrical engineer who invented the hook and loop fastener which he named Velcro.
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Google Patents
Google Patents is a search engine from Google that indexes patents and patent applications.
Hook-and-loop fastener
Hook-and-loop fasteners, hook-and-pile fasteners or touch fasteners (often referred to by the genericized trademark velcro, which was the original name it was given by the inventor), are a method for allowing two surfaces to be repeatedly fastened and unfastened, useful for clothing or other purposes.
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Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries.
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Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.
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Polyester
Polyester is a category of polymers that contain one or two ester linkages in every repeat unit of their main chain.
President (corporate title)
A president is a leader of an organization, company, community, club, trade union, university or other group.
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Privately held company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets.
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Swiss Broadcasting Corporation
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft; Société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision; Società svizzera di radiotelevisione; Societad Svizra da Radio e Televisiun; SRG SSR) is the Swiss public broadcasting association, founded in 1931, the holding company of 24 radio and television channels.
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Velour
Velour, occasionally velours, is a plush, knitted fabric or textile similar to velvet or velveteen.
See also
1952 establishments in Switzerland
- Adele (1952 ship)
- Cenobio
- Rietberg Museum
- Stimo Arena
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- Velcro
- Vevey Riviera Basket
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro
Also known as Magic fastener, Silent velcro, Touch 'n' close, Velcro Industries, Velcro Sneakers, Velcro tape, Velcro wall, Welcro.