<entry id="2348046" stat="A" corpus="jmnedict" type="jmnedict">
<ent_corp type="jmnedict">jmnedict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>5747393</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>ＣＯＰＡＬ</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>コパル</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<misc>&company;</misc>
<gloss>Nidec Precision Corporation</gloss>
<gloss>Nidec Copal Corporation (1998-2023)</gloss>
<gloss>Copal Corporation (1946-1998)</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2025-08-13 21:03:08" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Sean McBroom</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Originally founded in 1946 and became part of Nidec in 1998. They specialize in precision instruments and components - things like camera shutters, optical equipment parts, micro switches, timers, and small precision motors.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidec_Copal_Corporation</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2025-08-13 21:19:17" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Sean McBroom</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Apparently renamed to Nidec Precision Corporation sometime in 2023. Probably still worth having this entry though, since it's had this name for almost 80 years. In this case I'll just shorten it to "ＣＯＰＡＬ/コパル" used on old products.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%87%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -5 +5 @@
-&lt;keb&gt;日本電産コパル&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;ＣＯＰＡＬ&lt;/keb&gt;
@@ -8 +8 @@
-&lt;reb&gt;にほんでんさんコパル&lt;/reb&gt;
+&lt;reb&gt;コパル&lt;/reb&gt;
@@ -13 +13,3 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;Nidec Copal Corporation (originally Copal Co.)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;Nidec Precision Corporation&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;Nidec Copal Corporation (1998-2023)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;Copal Corporation (1946-1998)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2025-08-13 21:28:43" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>日本電産コパル	1974
コパル	8464</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -12 +12 @@
-&lt;misc&gt;&amp;organization;&lt;/misc&gt;
+&lt;misc&gt;&amp;company;&lt;/misc&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2025-09-17 06:31:33" stat="A">
<upd_uid>stephen</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Stephen Kraus</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -11 +10,0 @@
-&lt;pos&gt;&amp;n;&lt;/pos&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>