Includes nearly 35,000 technical terms and definitions from over 800 standards — covering areas such as power and energy, communications, information technology, and transportation systems. Includes an extensive list of acronyms and abbreviations.

Containing over 6,500 entries -many new to this edition- it is as valuable for home and office users as it is indispensible for students of computing. Recommended web links for many entries, accessible via the Dictionary of Computing companion website, provide valuable further information. It also contains coverage of computer terms in industry, school, work, education, and the home, including the Internet, multimedia, networks and databases, and security.