Re: Online IT Dictionary

[M Giffin <mgiffin -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

Deena wrote:
> Any suggestions for an online IT Dictionary?

Here's my list of IT-type dictionaries and many other dictionaries. There 
may be a few bad links in here, but you'll sure find something here!

Mark Giffin
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computer, internet, networks, 12/98
http://www.foldoc.org , also mirror 
http://www.instantweb.com/~foldoc/Welcome.html
http://www.3com.com/nsc/glossary/

TechEncyclopedia, 8/00
http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/

technical definitions, 7/98
www.zdwebopedia.com

EDTN tech encyclopedia
http://www.edtn.com/encyclopedia/

Microsoft Technical Support Glossary on the Web:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/glossary/default.asp

computing acronyms with definitions
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/glossary/glossary_index_a.html

Matisse's Glossary of Internet Terms
http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html

techncial reference:
http://www.techguide.com/sitemap.html

glossary of terms used in technical writing
http://www.iinet.net.au/~mbuckler/glossary.shtml

search through technical manuals
http://www.quickstartonline.com

list of computer dictionaries
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/computerdictionary.html

dictionary index, 7/98
http://www.onelook.com

http://www.whatis.com/
http://whatis.techtarget.com

definitions of symbols, 4/98
http://www.SYMBOLS.com/

Webster's, 5/99
http://work.ucsd.edu:5141/cgi-bin/http_webster

Another good dictionary can be found online at:
http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html

Merriam-Webster dictionary and thesaurus
http://www.m-w.com

For all those word lovers out there try this site:
http://www.wolinskyweb.com/word.htm

http://www.dictionary.com

Oxford English Dictionary, word of the day
http://www.oed.com/cgi/display/wotd

English - classical Greek dictionary: Go to
http://www.travlang.com/Ergane/
Download this program.
Get the classical Greek vocabulary file at
http://www.travlang.com/Ergane/vocab.htm
(Ergane is described as "A free multi-lingual dictionary programme for
Windows.")

More Greek:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/diction3a.html#greek

extensive list of online dictionaries in about 150 languages:
http://www.yourdictionary.com

Single web site with links to over 800 well-indexed on-line
dictionaries of 160 different languages.
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html

word origins
http://www.worldwidewords.org/

over 10,000 slang words, Web speak, and colloquialisms
http://www.pseudodictionary.com/

Latin dictionary
http://www.nd.edu/~archives/latgramm.htm

index of links to lots of glossaries
http://www.glossarist.com/

newly coined words
http://www.logophilia.com



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