Computer giant
The crossword clue "Computer giant" is answered by NEC, a 3-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
NEC
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEC answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BILLGATES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NEC
Every other clue in this collection answered by NEC, most used first.
- Japanese computer giant - used 36 times, most recently in 2021
- IBM competitor - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
- Japanese chip maker - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Japanese electronics giant - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Japanese rival of IBM - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- Computer key - ESC, used 110 times
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- Giant Mel - OTT, used 50 times
- Computer key - ALT, used 45 times
- Pharmaceutical giant ___ Lilly - ELI, used 42 times
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