Pac-man
noun
an electronic game in which a character is moved to eat its way through a maze; also written Pac Man
Word Origin
created in 1980 as Puckman in Japan, name altered for American market
Usage Note
trademark computing
noun
a defensive strategy used by the target of a takeover whereby the target makes a counter-bid to take over the raider firm
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