Edited by John Daintith and Edmund Wright
Over 6,500 entries
This best-selling dictionary has been fully revised by a team of computer specialists, making it the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to computing available. With expanded coverage of networking and databases, feature entries on key topics, e.g. XML, and the addition of biographical entries, it is a comprehensive reference work encompassing all aspects of the subject. Containing over 6,500 entries – many new to this edition – it is as valuable for home and office users as it is indispensible for students of computing. Recommended web links for many entries provide valuable further information. It also contains coverage of computer terms in industry, school, work, education, and the home, including the Internet, multimedia, networks and databases, and security. Terms are defined in a jargon-free and concise manner with helpful examples where relevant. This dictionary is suitable for anyone who uses computers, and is ideal for students of computing and the related fields of IT, maths, physics, media communications, electronic engineering, and natural sciences.
Print ISBN: 9780199234004; 0199234000
Publishing history: First edition 1983; second edition 1986; third edition 1990; fourth edition 1996; fifth edition 2004; sixth edition 2008
Copyright: © Market House Books Ltd, 2004, 2008
