This is the 6529th most frequent French word.
ibm
"IBM" is not a French word; it is an acronym for International Business Machines, a multinational technology company.
Here, 'IBM' is used as a proper noun referring to the company itself.
IBM est une grande entreprise de technologie.
IBM is a large technology company.
In this sentence, 'IBM' functions as an object of the preposition 'chez,' indicating employment at the company.
Je travaillais chez IBM il y a quelques années.
I worked at IBM a few years ago.
'IBM' is used here to attribute actions or creations to the innovations introduced by the company.