Wiley Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dictionary - Softcover

Kaplan, Steven M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471402249 ISBN 13: 9780471402244

Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press, 2004

Synopsis

Electrical engineering is one of the largest professional disiplines in the world and as such has collected an enormous amount of unique terminology and jargon. This dictionary is the essential source of definitions of electrical engineering terms and acronyms used in todays electrical and electronics literature. It is meant to save time, to present the desired information in the place it is first looked up, and in a manner that allows the content to be more readily assimilated.

Key features include:

• Contains over 35,000 detailed terms.
• Sponsored by the Institite of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the world's largest professional organization and the creator of electrical engineering standards.
• Designed so that no cross referencing is required in order to achieve full understanding of terms.

About this title

About the Author

STEVEN M. KAPLAN is a lexicographer with a number of works to his credit.

From the Back Cover

The most comprehensive electrical engineering dictionary on the market–with over 35,000 entries

Electrical engineering is one of the largest professional disciplines in the world. As such, it has collected an enormous amount of unique terminology and jargon. This body of language presents an imposing challenge for anyone seeking to master the field.

The Wiley Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dictionary provides researchers, working engineers, students, and those in related disciplines with the definitions of all the terms and acronyms used in today’s electrical and electronics literature. This comprehensive resource saves time by presenting the desired information in the place it is first looked up–and in a straightforward manner that allows this content to be more readily assimilated.

This practical, exhaustive reference:

• Contains over 35,000 detailed terms
• Is sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the world’s largest professional organization and the creator of electrical engineering standards
• Requires no cross-referencing to achieve full understanding of terms

Utilizing information drawn from textbooks, handbooks, treatises, instruction manuals, theses, articles, reports, and Usenet postings, the Wiley Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dictionary is the most complete dictionary covering the entire field of electrical and electronics engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471402249
• ISBN 13: 9780471402244
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 896