Key Features:
4,000 jargon-free entries cover all aspects of web terminology from security to infrastructure
- Written by a leading specialist in the field who has published over 28 books
- Unlike other Computing dictionaries, it is in-depth as it focuses on web terminology without diluting the coverage with general computing terms
- Invaluable for anyone working with information technology, from the general user to employees and students of the industry
- Useful appendices on emoticons and chat room abbreviations
- Dedicated Web Site featuring most recent updates
Description:
Who is a typo pirate? Are they related to fat clients? And what is shovelware?
The rapid rise of the Internet has changed our language. This dictionary allows you to keep up with those changes by concentrating in-depth on Internet terminology. Featuring over 3,600 jargon-free entries, from the thousands of new abbreviations, technical terms, and user-jargon to terms associated with e commerce, security, and the use of the Internet for business purposes.
Useful appendices include country codes, popular emoticons, and popular chat room and email abbreviations.
Invaluable to anybody working with information technology from the general Internet user to employees in the industry.
Competition:
The Internet Dictionary by Alvaro Castells. Published 2002 £12.99. Publisher: Kogan Page. Comments: 1,000 entries, shorter than ours and more expensive
DK Internet Dictionary by Graham Edmonds, Deborah Gray. Published 2002 £7.99. Publisher: Dorling Kindersley. Comments: Main competitor
4,000 jargon-free entries cover all aspects of web terminology from security to infrastructure
- Written by a leading specialist in the field who has published over 28 books
- Unlike other Computing dictionaries, it is in-depth as it focuses on web terminology without diluting the coverage with general computing terms
- Invaluable for anyone working with information technology, from the general user to employees and students of the industry
- Useful appendices on emoticons and chat room abbreviations
- Dedicated Web Site featuring most recent updates
Description:
Who is a typo pirate? Are they related to fat clients? And what is shovelware?
The rapid rise of the Internet has changed our language. This dictionary allows you to keep up with those changes by concentrating in-depth on Internet terminology. Featuring over 3,600 jargon-free entries, from the thousands of new abbreviations, technical terms, and user-jargon to terms associated with e commerce, security, and the use of the Internet for business purposes.
Useful appendices include country codes, popular emoticons, and popular chat room and email abbreviations.
Invaluable to anybody working with information technology from the general Internet user to employees in the industry.
Competition:
The Internet Dictionary by Alvaro Castells. Published 2002 £12.99. Publisher: Kogan Page. Comments: 1,000 entries, shorter than ours and more expensive
DK Internet Dictionary by Graham Edmonds, Deborah Gray. Published 2002 £7.99. Publisher: Dorling Kindersley. Comments: Main competitor