The Acme Corporation is an ironic name for the fictional corporation, appearing in the Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote animated shorts, where it was used as a running gag. Origin Acme originates from the Greek (ακμή, English transliteration: akmē) meaning summit, highest point, extremity or peak. It is not an acronym standing for either "A Company Making Everything", "American Companies Make Everything", or "American Company that Manufactures Everything", as falsely believed. During the 1920s, the word was used widespread in the names of companies and because it was listed first in the alphabetized business telephone directories, such as the Yellow Pages, and also implied being the best. Also, products' names began to contain it, such as anvils, in early Sears catalogues. In the cartoon, it is used in an ironic sense because the products are often failure-prone or dangerously explosive. Subsequently, it began to be depicted in films, starting with
The Acme Corporation es un nombre irónico para la corporación ficticia, aparecida en el Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote cortometrajes animados, donde se usó como un gag. Origin Acme proviene del griego (ακμή, transliteración inglesa: akmē) que significa cumbre, punto más alto, extremo o pico. No es un acrónimo que representa ya sea "A Company Making Everything", "American Companies Make Everything", o "American Company that Manufactures Everything", como se creía falsamente. Durante la década de 1920, la palabra se usó ampliamente en los nombres de las compañías y porque se listó primero en los directorios telefónicos de negocios alfabetizados, como las Páginas Amarillas, y también implicó ser el mejor. También, los nombres de productos comenzaron a contenerlo, como anvils, en los primeros catálogos de Sears. En el dibujo animado, se utiliza en un sentido irónico porque los productos a menudo son fallidos-proporos o explícitamente comenzados en