Webster's New World Dictionary of Computer Terms

A completely revised and updated edition of New World's and Que's dictionary of computer terms contains more than 3,500 computer terms, Internet terms, jargon, and acronyms, and provides more than one hundred screen illustrations to reinforce concepts. Original. (All Users).

More than just a dictionary of computer and Internet terms, Bryan Pfaffenberger's book explains why a term is important and how it is related to other terms. Terms listed within this resource range from supergeeky, such as "symmetric key encryption algorithm," to superslang, such as "snaf." Within his definitions, Pfaffenberger italicizes any other words that you may not know, but that you can also access in the dictionary. One interesting feature is the list of common abbreviations used on Internet Relay Chat and Usenet (such as TTYL, for "talk to you later," and IMHO, for "in my humble opinion."). Webster's New World Dictionary of Computer Terms is pocket-sized, so it can easily travel along with you in your laptop case when you are working by remote access. --Cristina Vaamonde