This dictionary of the Internet provides 4000 terms on the Web, software technology, jargon, e-commerce, security, and the technical and organizational infrastructure of the Internet. By concentrating on the Internet and its structure, the reference work does not cover basic computing terms. A free CD-ROM included with the book contains the full dictionary entries in a browsable format with hyperlinks between entries. There are also links to relevant websites. The dictionary is supported by a separate web site where updates for downloading are posted. Sample entries from the text are also be displayed.
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On the Internet, nobody knows you're using reference books. Darrel Ince's Dictionary of the Internet will guide readers through the twisty passages of current jargon, slang, and technical terms with aplomb. The dictionary is thorough--over 4,000 entries cover commercial, recreational, and propeller-head (geek) language.
Acknowledging the weakness of ink-and-paper references in the digital age, the book comes with a CD-ROM containing all of the text, linked and ready for Web updates. "Checksum," "gossip architecture," and "Zen mail" all find homes here, and the appendices explaining Internet country codes, common emoticons, and standard chat abbreviations will be welcome by any networked computer. The information is scalable--newbies should get as much out of it as hardcore nerds, and the excellent cross-referencing makes it perfect for bootstrapping self-learners. --Rob Lightner
From Library Journal
The author of a number of programming manuals, Ince (computing, Open Univ., UK) here defines over 4000 Internet-related terms. The print dictionary is supplemented both by a companion web site and an included CD-ROM (not seen), which contains the text of the book in browsable format (with hyperlinks to more information online). These associated resources should help alleviate some of the difficulties in producing an up-to-date printed compilation of Internet terminology. Some outdated information, however, should have been caught before publication; Ince defines DejaNews, for example, without noting that Deja.com's Usenet service and archive were acquired and subsumed by Google in February 2001. Appendixes clarify popular online abbreviations and emoticons (although the emoticon section seems somewhat brief) and provide a list of two-letter country codes. Some minor inconsistencies plague this otherwise useful dictionary; abbreviations, for example, have fairly consistent See references to full definitions under the terms to which they refer, while definitions of the full terms may or may not include the associated abbreviation. The title is somewhat narrower in scope than other similar works, such as Dictionary of Computer & Internet Terms (Barrons, 2000. 7th ed.), but this allows more comprehensive attention to relevant terms, from jargon and acronyms to basic terminology to more obscure items. Definitions of most terms can be found at freely accessible online resources such as the Free Online Dictionary of Computing (www.foldoc.org), so this book is recommended for both public and academic libraries where a print resource is needed to supplement online content or where the sometimes more thorough definitions in this title may be useful. Rachel Singer Gordon, Franklin Park P.L., IL
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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