Lotus

1. When referring to the computer company, Lotus was founded in 1982 by Mitch Kapor and Jonathan Sachs. Lotus, which is now a part of IBM, is the developer of such programs as Lotus notes, Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus Domino and various other software programs.

2. When referring to software, today, the term Lotus commonly refers to Lotus Notes or Lotus Domino.