---
title: "Adobe Disapproves of the Use of \"Photoshop\" as a Verb or Noun"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/adobe-disapproves-of-the-use-of-photoshop-as-a-verb-or-noun-5rv9iagwd
source_url: https://80.lv/articles/adobe-disapproves-of-the-use-of-photoshop-as-a-verb-or-noun/
type: article
source: "80 LEVEL"
published: 2024-05-16T07:54:05.829Z
updated: 2024-05-16T07:54:03.804Z
tags: ["adobe", "photoshop"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Adobe Disapproves of the Use of "Photoshop" as a Verb or Noun

**[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Adobe discourages the use of 'Photoshop' as a noun or verb and insists on including the '®' symbol after its name or product names. Other companies like Nintendo and Google also discourage casual use of their brand names to protect their trademarks.

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