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CDE - Computer Desktop Encyclopedia
This compilation is based on The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia by Alan Freedman, and includes both definitions and in-depth explanations. It is fully searchable, with numerous cross-references, and many entries have illustrations, photos, charts, or diagrams.
PC Magazine Encyclopedia
Contains more than 20,000 IT-related definitions. These copyrighted entries are for personal use only.
Babel: A Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms
A long list of computer-related abbreviations and acronyms, arranged alphabetically.
NetLingo
An online dictionary about the Internet. It contains thousands of words and definitions that describe the technology and community of the World Wide Web.
Ritter's Crypto Glossary and Dictionary of Technical Cryptography
Terry Ritter provides a dictionary explaining technical cryptographic terminology. Site includes short discussions on many related topics, collected from 1995 to 2007.
Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems
Concise definitions covering cybernetics and systems theory. This dictionary is a combination of the ASC Glossary, Krippendorff's Dictionary and Hornung's Glossary.
Webopedia: Online Computer Dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms and Definitions
An online dictionary and search engine to lookup terminology used to describe computer and Internet technology.
Whatis?com definitions, computer terms, tech glossaries and cheat sheets
An IT-specific encyclopedia which lets you search or choose a specific topic. Includes a comprehensive list of file suffixes: "Every File Extension in the World"

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Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing, Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security, Handbook of Semantic Web Technologies, Encyclopedia of Machine Learning, Encyclopedia of Database Systems, Encyclopedia of Biometrics, Encyclopedia of Multimedia, Encyclopedia of Algorithms, Computer Science and Communications Dictionary

Bibliographies

The DBLP Computer Science Bibliography
"The dblp computer science bibliography provides open bibliographic information on major computer science journals and proceedings."

CREDO Online Reference Library

There are several computing and computer-related dictionaries in the Technology Section. They may be searched together by clicking on "Technology and Engineering" at the first link. (DAL Users Only)

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Credo Reference is an online reference library that provides you with access to a selection of more than 1000 reference books and over 200,000 related images. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, not to mention a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.

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