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Title

DeLillo wanted to call the book Panasonic, from the Greek word "pan" meaning "all" and the Latin word "sonus", meaning "sound". Panasonic is a registered trademark of the Matsushita corporation, and it appears that Matsushita opposed titling the work Panasonic and that DeLillo's publisher denied his request on that basis. [1] (The word still appears at the end of Chapter 32.)