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Dictionaries
English Language
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Designed for international or second-language speakers, this site
provides searchable versions of Cambridge's Advanced Learner's
Dictionary, Dictionary of American English, International Dictionary of
Phrasal Verbs, International Dictionary of Idioms, Learner's Dictionary,
Diccionario Cambridge Klett Compact (English-Spanish), and Dictionnaire
Cambridge Klett Compact (English-French).
Century Dictionary
A complete searchable version of the first edition of the Dictionary and
its supplements.
Chambers 21st Century Dictionary
Part of Chambers Reference Online, freely searchable versions of the
dictionary and the 1996 edition of the thesaurus.
Glossariat
A Searchable Directory of Glossaries and Topical DictionariesMay be
searched by keyword or browsed by category.
Hypertext Webster
A searchable interface for accessing various dictionary services on the
Internet. Words in the resulting definition are linked back to their own
definitions.
Merriam-Webster Online
Searchable versions of the Collegiate Dictionary and Collegiate
Thesaurus with links between the term defined and its synonyms.
OneLook Dictionary Search
A single search interface for an extensive collection of Web-based
dictionaries covering art, business, computing, medicine, religion,
science, slang, sports, technology, and a variety of miscellaneous
subjects and general language resources including a reverse dictionary.
Online Etymology Dictionary Douglas Harper
Compiled from an extensive list of identified sources, the dictionary
can be searched or browsed alphabetically. A list of the abbreviations
used in the dictionary is included on the main page and a search engine
for the site is provided.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus Bartleby.com
A searchable online version of the book by the same name with category
and alphabetical indexes.
Tododiccionarios.com
Links to dictionaries, encyclopaedias, glossaries, and other electronic
reference works in English or Spanish.
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Foreign Language
Acronyma
Includes acronyms and abbreviations in English, Spanish, French, German,
Dutch, Italian and Portuguese.
Alternative Dictionaries
A multi-lingual web service that allows users to read and input
definitions for slang terms and other words that are not included in
most dictionaries.
Dicionarios-Online
Links to dictionaries, glossaries, encyclopaedias, atlases and other
electronic reference works in Portuguese.
DictSearch
A multi-lingual translation service that searches 275 online
dictionaries. Input a word in a source language and retrieve the
equivalent word in a chosen target language.
Free Online Language Translator
Translate a block of text, a webpage, or an email from English to
Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish, or from another language to English.
Logos: Multilingual E-Translation Portal
A multi-lingual searchable translation service. Submit a word in one
language and retrieve the equivalent word in various other languages;
conjugate verbs; or use other features.
Omniglot: A Guide to Writing Systems
A guide to alphabetic, syllabic, logographic and other writing systems
with links to related language resources.
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Acronyms and
Abbreviations
Acronym Finder
A searchable database containing common acronyms and abbreviations about
all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications,
and the military.
Acronym Server
A searchable index of acronyms and words used in acronyms.
Acronyma
Includes acronyms and abbreviations in English, Spanish, French, German,
Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese.
Babel: A Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms
An extensive alphabetical list of acronyms and abbreviations which apply
to personal computers, multimedia, communications, programming,
networking, and related topics. Includes an appendix of Country Domain
Names and abbreviations.
FILExt: The File Extension Source
A searchable database of file extensions and the programs that use them.
Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC)
A searchable dictionary of acronyms, jargon, programming languages,
tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions,
standards, mathematics, telecoms, electronics, institutions, companies,
projects, products, history, and in fact anything to do with computing.
Glossarist: Acronym Glossaries and Acronym Dictionaries
An extensive searchable collection of acronym resources on the Web.
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General and
Multidisciplinary
Glossarist: Acronym Glossaries and Acronym Dictionaries
An extensive searchable collection of acronym resources on the Web.
OneLook Dictiopnary Search
A single search interface for an extensive collection of Web-based
dictionaries covering art, business, computing, medicine, religion,
science, slang, sports, technology, and a variety of miscellaneous other
subject and general language resources including a reverse dictionary.
TheFreeDictionary
Billed as "English, Medical, Legal, and Computer Dictionaries,
Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search
Engine all in one."
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Arts & Humanities
Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names: Garth Kemerling
Brief entries with extensive links to electronic texts and to more
detailed discussions on this site or in other on-line resources.
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Bartleby.com
An electronic version of Brewer's 1898 text containing more than 18,000
entries "that reveal the etymologies, trace the origins and otherwise
catalog 'words with a tale to tell.'" The entries can be browsed
alphabetically or searched by keyword.
Glossary of Technical Theater Terms
Covers most aspects of theatrical production.
New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy Bartleby.com
A full-text online version of the book of the same name, browseable or
searchable by keyword.
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Business
Glossarist: Business Dictionaries and Business Glossary Directory
Links to an extensive collection of dictionaries for business,
advertising, real estate, management, and related topics.
Glossary Agent
A compilation of links to online monolingual, bilingual, and
multilingual glossaries relating to insurance, business, risk
management, employee benefits, healthcare, environment, law, financial
services, the sciences, statistics, and more.
OneLook: Business Dictionary Sites
Links to a large collection of business related dictionaries and
glossaries.
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Technology and Math
Babel: A Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms
An extensive alphabetical list of acronyms and abbreviations which apply
to personal computers, multimedia, communications, programming,
networking, and related topics. Includes an appendix of Country Domain
Names and abbreviations.
Dictionary of Units
Provides a summary of most of the units of measurement to be found in
use around the world today (and a few of historical interest), together
with the appropriate conversion factors needed to change them into a
'standard' unit of the International System (S.I.).
FILExt: The File Extension Source
A searchable database of file extensions and the programs that use them.
Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC)
A searchable dictionary of acronyms, jargon, programming languages,
tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions,
standards, mathematics, telecoms, electronics, institutions, companies,
projects, products, history, and in fact anything to do with computing.
Glossarist: Computer Glossaries and Computer Dictionaries
Links to an extensive collection of computer & Internet dictionaries on
the Web.
How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement Russ Rowlett
Includes the units of the International System of Units (SI); many other
units of the metric system; various non-metric scientific units; units
of the English traditional systems; selected traditional units from
cultures other than English; and certain measurement terms and notations
which are not "units of measurement" in a strict sense, but which are
used much as if they were.
OneLook: Technology Dictionary Sites
Links to a large collection of technological dictionaries and
glossaries.
Whatis.com
Search for a term, browse word lists, or choose a topic to explore a
group of related terms dealing with information technology, computers,
and the Internet.
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Social Sciences and Law
Abebooks Glossary
A glossary of book-related terms and abbreviations, including terms to
describe the size and condition of books.
Glossarist: Economy and Finance Glossaries and Dictionaries
Links to an extensive collection of dictionaries in the field of
economics and finance.
Glossarist: Education Glossaries and Dictionaries
Links to an extensive collection of dictionaries relating to education.
Glossary of Political Economy Terms
An alphabetical list of terms relating to political economy, with
definitions of varying lengths and links to related terms.
UNESCO Thesaurus
Provides a controlled vocabulary of subject terms for: education;
science; culture; social and human sciences; information and
communication; and politics, law and economics. Also includes the names
of countries and groupings of countries (political, economic,
geographic, ethnic and religious, and linguistic groupings).
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