Skype
See also: skype
English
Etymology
From Sky peer-to-peer, which was then abbreviated to Skyper. However, some of the domain names associated with Skyper were already taken. Dropping the final r left the current title Skype, for which domain names were available.
Verb
Skype (third-person singular simple present Skypes, present participle Skyping, simple past and past participle Skyped)
- Alternative letter-case form of skype
Proper noun
Skype
- (trademark) A telecommunications application by Skype Technologies.
- (trademark) The company Skype Technologies that develops telecommunications software.
Anagrams
- kypes, pesky, pykes