With the exponential growth of computer technology there has been a veritable explosion of related terms, definitions, and acronyms associated with the multitude of computer products, software, and hardware. Fortunately for those persons looking for a guide to this -- at times -- arcane argot, the Computer Knowledge Web site has developed this handy database listing many of these acronyms,...
A great concept/project started in 1985 by Denis Howe, the Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC) now contains some 7900+ entires. It is a browsable and searchable dictionary of "acronyms, programming languages, tools, architectures, operating systems, networking, theory, mathematics, telecoms, institutions, companies, projects, products, history..." and etc. Definitions are voluntarily...
PC Webopaedia is an online dictionary of computer-related terms provided by Mecklermedia Corporation. Searches will return an entire page of information on a term, a list of the top fifteen requested terms, a "Term of the Day," and a list of newly-added terms. The list can be browsed by category; the entire list can be browsed by sixteen major categories by searching on all categories and leaving...
Webopedia is an online dictionary with definitions of technical terms related to computers and the Internet. It provides easy-to-understand explanations of words and phrases that sometimes sound like confusing jargon to the untrained ear. Don't know what a trojan horse is? If not, just type the words into Webopedia's search engine, and the definition will appear. The Quick Reference area has...