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Dictionaries we recommend

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Whatis.com covers terms related to information technology only. For a good general dictionary, we recommend:

Wikipedia is an open source encyclopedia with many detailed tech entries.

The online Britannica Encyclopedia is a good source for science, electronics, and engineering explanations as well as for many other subjects.

How Stuff Works is not quite an encyclopedia, but we think you'll enjoy exploring tech-related topics. (http://howstuffworks.com)
Another recommended resource is the TechEncyclopedia (http://www.techencyclopedia.com), written by Alan Freedman.
Written by Erin Jansen in layman's language, NetLingo.com caters to new users and industry professionals and describes the online world of business, technology, and communication (http://www.netlingo.com).

The Acronym Finder (http://www.acronymfinder.com).
For synonyms, Roget's Thesaurus (1911 edition) (http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.htm).
Bartlett's Quotations (http://www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/bartlett).
For marketing terminology, The Marketing Association of Australia and New Zealand Glossary
For financial and investment terminology, Investorwords.com

This was last updated in July 2006

Posted by: Margaret Rouse

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