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Dictionaries

General Dictionaries

Acronym Finder
A searchable database containing common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications and the military.

AcronymSearch
Over 80,000 acronyms and abbreviations, with over 300,000 definitions. Includes an acronym search button that may be added to the "links" toolbar on your web browser.

Foreign Language Dictionaries
Links to foreign language dictionaries arranged alphabetically by language.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Also contains the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
Contains 6,900 entries of influential modern educational theories.

Webster's Revised ,Unabridged Dictionary
This is the 1913 edition of the famous dictionary.

Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus
Integrated English dictionary and thesaurus. The Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus can be used by teachers as a language lab - a source of exercises to test and develop the students' language skills.

Special Dictionaries

Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Search from over 130,000 terms defined in 130 fields of science.

Dictionary of Computing
Searchable dictionary of acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions - in fact, anything to do with computing.


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