@JimHollifield

Program Manager @MACOMtweets; @GSSMAlumni, BS @CMU_ECE, MS @NCStateECE; Fan of @Canes, @Hornets, @Panthers, @MLBRaleigh

 Raleigh, North Carolina
Joined June 2014
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My term for October 25th is “Blackwall hitch.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BLACKWALL HITCH

a hitch knot for securing a rope to a hook… See the full definition

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My word for yesterday (October 24th) is “boxwood.” @MerriamWebster #JimsWordoftheDay merriam-webster.com/dictiona…

Definition of BOXWOOD

the close-grained heavy hard tough wood of the box (genus Buxus); also : a wood of similar properties; a tree producing boxwood… See the full definition

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Congratulations to #Anaheim, #California-based @CrestCoating for earning certification for #AS9100D which is the #quality management standard for companies that supply the #aviation, #space, and #defense industries. @PRNewswire prn.to/4zWaaGs

Crest Coating Earns AS9100D Certification, Expanding Its Role as a Coating Source for Aerospace and...

/PRNewswire/ -- Crest Coating, Inc., a Southern California specialist in industrial powder coating and functional liquid coatings, today announced that it has...

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My word for October 23rd is “bacteriophage.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BACTERIOPHAGE

a virus that infects bacteria : phage… See the full definition

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On Thursday, November 5, Lowell, #Massachusetts-based #MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. will report financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 which ended October 2, 2026. @MACOMtweets @GlobeNewswire @Notified globenewswire.com/news-relea…

MACOM to Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results on November 5, 2026

MACOM (Nasdaq: MTSI) plans to announce financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026, before market open on November 5, 2026....

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My term for October 22nd is “black-eyed pea.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BLACK-EYED PEA

cowpea… See the full definition

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My word for October 21st is “boilermaker.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BOILERMAKER

a worker who makes, assembles, or repairs boilers; whiskey with a beer chaser… See the full definition

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My term for yesterday (October 20th) is “biomedical engineering.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

the application of engineering principles, practices, and technologies to the fields of medicine and biology especially in solving problems and… See the full definition

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My word for yesterday (October 19th) is “basilisk.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BASILISK

a legendary reptile with fatal breath and glance… See the full definition

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My term for October 18th is “brachiate.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BRACHIATE

to progress by swinging from hold to hold by the arms… See the full definition

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Learn more about #MACOM's broad product portfolio that incorporates RF, microwave, analog and mixed signal, and optical semiconductor technologies in booth 230 at #SpaceTechExpo Europe in Breman, Germany from November 18-20. @MACOMtweets @SpaceTechExpoEU spacetechexpo-europe.com/exh…
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My word for October 17th is “bullion.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BULLION

gold or silver considered as so much metal; specifically : uncoined gold or silver in bars or ingots; metal in the mass… See the full definition

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My term for October 16th is “boule.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BOULE

a round, usually crusty loaf of bread… See the full definition

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My word for October 15th is “bilge.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BILGE

the bulging part of a cask or barrel; the part of the underwater body of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides… See the full definition

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My word for October 14th is “blunderbuss.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BLUNDERBUSS

a muzzle-loading firearm with a short barrel and flaring muzzle to facilitate loading; a blundering person… See the full definition

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My term for October 13th is“belowstairs.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BELOWSTAIRS

downstairs… See the full definition

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My word for October 12th is “boondoggle.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BOONDOGGLE

a braided cord worn by Boy Scouts as a neckerchief slide, hatband, or ornament… See the full definition

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Meet the team from #semiconductor producer #MACOM and learn about the company's latest innovations in stand 13 at the International Conference on Space Optics (#ICSO2026) from October 12–16 at the @HiltonSorrento. @MACOMtweets @esa atpi.eventsair.com/icso-2026…

Exhibitors - 26A05 - ICSO 2026 - Hilton Sorrento Palace Hotel

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My word for October 11th is “belladonna.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BELLADONNA

an Old World poisonous plant (Atropa belladonna) of the nightshade family having purple or green bell-shaped flowers, glossy black berries, and… See the full definition

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My word for October 10th is “bainite.” @MerriamWebster merriam-webster.com/dictiona… #JimsWordoftheDay

Definition of BAINITE

a transformation product in solid steel developed from austenite at temperatures intermediate between those where pearlite and martensite form… See the full definition

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