What does "MAXDAX" mean?
I've seen different combinations (MaxDax, Max-Dax, maxdax, Max Dax
etc) but still do not know what does it mean.
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Dear alibek-ga,

Maxdax and its variations is not a word which appears in any English
dictionary, and judging by the number of responses on various search
engines to the word, it is not a word in other languages. It is a made
up word and appears to be mainly used in the commercial environment
and as a user name on internet forums.

Here are some of its main uses I have found:

Maxdax LLP - a company in Singapore. Also seen referred to as MaxDax.
http://www.maxdax.com/

Maxdax - a software product. Also seen as MaxDax, MAXDAX and MAX DAX.
This document states that it is trademark but a search of the US
Trademark database does not produce any hits.

?MAXDAX is a software feature that allows the Multiband MAX 6000 to make 
intelligent cross-connection decisions based on predefined parameters
(DAX is derived from Digital Access Cross (X) connection).?
http://www.adimpleo.com/library/ascend/con698.pdf

Its use as a user name on forums, examples can be seen here.
http://forum.wildundhund.de/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=37&t=000004
http://www.rollingstone.de/forum/archive/index.php/t-13423.html
 
Max Dax is a first name and surname. These are some English references
to it. There are many German articles which feature the name. Dax is a
surname of German origin.

?die tageszeitung, 18.10.2005
Without his songs, the 90s wouldn't have been what they were. Max Dax
meets Martin Gore, the mastermind behind Depeche Mode.?
http://www.signandsight.com/intodaysfeuilletons/415.html

?Pat McCarthy and Max Dax from Berlin will be doing some of the
hottest Dylan covers and bootlegs that you ever did hear.?
http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/site/cinemas/Greenwich/screeningroom.html

?Person in charge:  Mr. Max Dax Director of Family Ministries?
http://www.uwbarthco.org/iris/5p13au11.HTM

It is also the name of a online Flash game.
http://www.fetchfido.co.uk/games/games-offsite/max-dax.htm

Surname Dax.
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp/s.Dax/Origin.GR/sId./qx/coatofarms_details.htm

I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder


Search strategy
Variations on the name.

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Request for Answer Clarification by alibek-ga on 20 Nov 2005 19:31 PST

Why would telco manufacturer, Singapore autoparts salesman and
musician choose MAXDAX as a brandname or nickname?

Why this word is popular as a nickname in numerous internet-forums?

Is there any copyright protection records that could explain it's meaning?

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Clarification of Answer by answerfinder-ga on 21 Nov 2005 00:34 PST

Dear alibek-ga,
 
These are my comments on your clarification questions.

1. Why would telco manufacturer, Singapore autoparts salesman and
musician choose MAXDAX as a brandname or nickname?

A1. I cannot find any information on this. You would have to approach
each of them and ask why they chose that name. I can only speculate.
Perhaps one the of the founders is called Max and other the Dax.
Perhaps Max is short for Maximum.
Perhaps they just wanted a snappy name.

2. Why this word is popular as a nickname in numerous internet-forums?

A2. In my view, it is not that popular. After all there are only 539
responses to the word on Google. I?m not sure how many of them are
forum postings, and how many of those are duplicates. Speculation
again, perhaps the person is named Max Dax and have created the user
name: Maxdax.

3. Is there any copyright protection records that could explain it's meaning?

A3. None found.


Hope this helps.
answerfinder-ga

THX

http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acronym=dax&Find=Find

DAx  Data Acquisition and Analysis (Van Mierlo Software Consultancy)    
DAX  Deutscher Aktien Index (German stock index)    
DAX  Developer API (Application Programming Interface) eXtensions    
DAX  Digital Access Exchange    
DAX  Driver Anger Expression Inventory  

My guess that MAXDAX is the German equivalent of a US: DJMAX  (Dow Jones)

DAX also sounds like 'Dachs' - which is the German for Badger
- Dachshund - a dog bred for badger hunting
- in the UK that could translate into: 'Top Jack Russell'  or 'MegaFerret'

Google: "Driver Anger Expression Inventory " 
Just one hit - an academic paper on 'Aggressive Driving'
- http://www.fiu.edu/~rottonj/paper2003.htm

A Singapore auto parts salesman might well have a sarcastic friend who
did a search on Driver, Anger and Inventory
- the salesman might even be called Deffenbacher 

Musicians are often well versed in software/hardware terms
- a lot of them sample music (Data Acquisition - DAQ - DAX) and
manipulate it on a computer
- a canny musician is interested in DJ's - both meanings - or even the DAX

People get cute when thinking up company, product and user names
- for example on a financial NG I might call myself FTSEC  (FTSE 100)
- which sounds rather rude in Africaans
(that was the phonetic name of a Dachshund a friend once owned, so I
would have three - or four - meanings in one small nick
- indicating a dry (SEC) view of the FTSE 
- a rude imprecation in Africaans
- an amusing memory of a shaggy dog
- DAX hound  (German SE index ferret) 

The true meaning could be a 'shaggy dog tale' ...

Dear alibek-ga,
Thank you for the tip. Pleased I could help.
answerfinder-ga