Microsoft Encarta Dictionary [Mass Market Paperback]

Microsoft (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2008

Microsoft® Encarta® Dictionary
A Traditional Dictionary with an Untraditional Upgrade

The Microsoft® Encarta® Dictionary uniquely combines authority and innovation with a distinct advantage. This revised edition takes reference to a new level with more usage guidance than any other paperback dictionary, more than 140,000 of the most current entries and definitions, including the latest technology terms, and more.

Focus On High Technology
Includes pre-eminent coverage of scientific, computer, and business terms

Most Usage Guidance
Quick solutions for the most common problems with spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style

Commonly Misspelled Words Clearly Indicated With Correct Spelling Shown

Spellchecker
Clearly indicates words that sound the Same but are spelled differently

Hundreds of Photgraphs and Illustrations

Internet Resource Guide Included

Based on the Microsoft® Encarta® College Dictionary

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Aimed straight at what today's students need...this book fills...a long-needed gap." --The Wall Street Journal

"Dictionary of the future" --The New York Times

"Microsoft's new college dictionary...takes into account how young minds shaped by the Internet work" --National Public Radio

From the Back Cover

Microsoft® Encarta® Dictionary
A Traditional Dictionary with an Untraditional Upgrade

"Aimed straight at what today's students need...this book fills...a long-needed gap." --The Wall Street Journal

The Microsoft® Encarta® Dictionary uniquely combines authority and innovation with a distinct advantage. This revised edition takes reference to a new level with more usage guidance than any other paperback dictionary, more than 140,000 of the most current entries and definitions, including the latest technology terms, and more.

Focus On High Technology
Includes pre-eminent coverage of scientific, computer, and business terms

Most Usage Guidance
Quick solutions for the most common problems with spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style

Commonly Misspelled Words Clearly Indicated With Correct Spelling Shown

Spellchecker
Clearly indicates words that sound the Same but are spelled differently

Hundreds of Photgraphs and Illustrations

Internet Resource Guide Included

Based on the Microsoft® Encarta® College Dictionary

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 1024 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031298362X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312983628
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,492,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Encarta Dictionary By Microsoft, January 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Microsoft Encarta Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)

As a collector of modern englsih dictionaries, I found the Encarta to be a refreshing change when it comes to definitions. The definitions don't leave you guessing after you've read them like other dictionaries do. Also, the definitions reflect the "modern" senses of a word, for example, "Aspect" is defined by using the word "part" whereas other dicitionaries dont.

I found it to be a good investment. Easy on the eyes as well. Trust me!

T

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For a dictionary., July 23, 2002

By 

Glenn "Computer Programmer" (Quincy, MA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Encarta Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)

For a dictionary its pretty good. It has NO plugs for microsoft i could find if you search Bill Gates (Microsoft FRMR CEO) it says the same thing as it does for Steve Jobs (Apple). it makes finding out what the concept of a word better for example there is a HIGH VOLTAGE warning symbol next to a HIGH TECH word. and a Caution sign near words with disputed usage.

6 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This dictionary is not useful, February 18, 2003

By 

LANCE MILLER (OLYMPIA, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Encarta Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)

I bought this book on impulse partially because it was so inexpensive and
small(portable).

I have had it for 3 months. In that time I have picked it up about 5 times
to look up a word.

4......4 times this dictionary did not have the word I was looking for. The
words were neither non-english nor archaic.

To think that my vocabulary is larger than Microsoft's gives me some
pleasure.

The dictionary is now in the garbage bin.