Webster's New World Computer Dictionary [Paperback]

Bryan Pfaffenberger (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0764563254 | ISBN-13: 978-0764563256 | Publication Date: July 15, 2001 | Edition: 9

With over 4,500 entries, Webster's New World Computer Dictionary, 9th Edition goes beyond the basic definitions by providing the full picture of why a term is important and how it relates to other terms. Everyone -- from new users to technology professionals -- will want this in their reference library.

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With over 4,500 entries, Webster's New World Computer Dictionary, 9th Edition goes beyond the basic definitions by providing the full picture of why a term is important and how it relates to other terms. Everyone--from new users to technology professionals--will want this in their reference library.

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Comprehensive...Authoritative...and User-friendly! Are you a computer novice or a computer professional? It doesn't matter - look inside! Through crystal-clear definitions of up-to-the-minute categories, Webster's New World Computer Dictionary, Ninth Edition remains the best computer reference you can buy. With over 4,500 comprehensive entries - from Gnutella, Python, and multiple matrix skinning to SOAP, WAP, and XHTML - this book covers it all. Whether you're curious about how to pronounce C# or simply wondering what Bluetooth means, the answers are just inside. This fully revised edition includes coverage of the Internet, from Advanced Encryption Standard to Napster, as well as comprehensive coverage of intellectual property and timecode editing. In addition, extensive cross-references lead you to related topics of interest. So get all the information you need - with the fully expanded Webster's New World Computer Dictionary, Ninth Edition - right at your fingertips! A Webster's New World Book www.hungryminds.com

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Webster's New World; 9 edition (July 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764563254
• ISBN-13: 978-0764563256
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,142,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Chris Seibold MyMac.com Book Review, April 3, 2003

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This review is from: Webster's New World Computer Dictionary (Paperback)

No plot, no tips, no tricks, and no pics: Are these the ingredients of the worst book ever? Well, they would be if it weren't a dictionary. Fortunately I am reviewing a dictionary, Webster's New World Computer Dictionary to be precise. What you have here is your basic dictionary: Words and acronyms in bold followed by the definition the whole shebang flows down two columns per page. The difference is the focus, Webster's New World Computer Dictionary focuses solely on Computers so the reference won't be much use to scrabble players looking for a two-letter word that starts with Q (answer "qa", it's legit, trust me).

Reviewing a dictionary is difficult. The obvious things to do is read a bevy of definitions and see if they are understandable or if they send the reader off to another dictionary to figure out what Bryan Pfaffenberger is trying to say. Having read more definitions than I care to enumerate I can honestly say they are pretty easy to follow. None of the definitions left me wondering what I had just read actually meant so that's gotta count for something.

The other test I devised for Webster's New World Computer Dictionary was one I hoped would test Bryan Pfaffenberger's completeness. I began to think of random computer terms. I would shout one aloud and flip the pages of Webster's New World Computer Dictionary to see if my word of the moment had stumped Webster's New World Computer Dictionary. DDR? It's in there, SLIP? Ditto, foo? Covered. Try as I might there was no computer related word/term/acronym I could come up with to successfully stump Webster's New World Computer Dictionary (though qa was not included). My failure to stump Bryan Pfaffenberger may have more to do with my meager vocabulary than the robustness of Webster's New World Computer Dictionary so take my experiment for what it's worth.

Now I am entering dangerous territory, valuing the book. One of the keys to rating any kind of reference book is the value component. At only seventeen dollars Webster's New World Computer Dictionary is fairly inexpensive but if you have the Internet it's fairly unnecessary. You can look up just about any term (well, probably every term) found in Webster's New World Computer Dictionary and get the same info from the net. I suppose that Webster's New World Computer Dictionary might be useful if you find yourself reading computer manuals or editing computer oriented articles and didn't want to make the short Google jaunt but, personally speaking, I can't imagine actually needing this book (I am obviously the exception to the rule, the book is in it's ninth edition). Still, if you find yourself in a situation where you need a hard copy dictionary Webster's New World Computer Dictionary won't let you down.

MacMice Rating: 3 out of 5

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Chris Seibold
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