a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second; C, ampere-second
French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806); Coulomb, Charles Augustin de Coulomb
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. A unit of electrical charge equivalent to roughly 6.26 x 1018 electrons, with a negative charge being an excess of electrons and a positive charge being a deficiency of electrons.