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A Dictionary of Computing (Oxford Reference) 6th Edition

by John Daintith (Editor), Edmund Wright (Editor)
4.1 out of 5 stars 7 customer reviews
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  • Hardcover: 608 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 6 edition (August 4, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0199234019
  • ASIN: B0085SJQ0Y
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 1.4 x 6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsThorough and technical
By Declan Moran on January 9, 1998
Format: Paperback
For advanced users with a mathematical bent or computer scientists, this is probably an excellent reference.It covers a very wide range of topics many of them purely mathematical (eg group theory,algebra), and defines terms precicely.

For the average user however, who wants things explained a bit more and defined a bit less, its probably not a great book.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGood, but rapidly falling behind
By Jerry Saperstein HALL OF FAMETOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on September 9, 2011
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Because of the nature of my work, I often need to provide definitions of technical computing terms from authoritative sources. The online computing terms dictionaries simply don't carry much authority in a courtroom.

The problem is that most major printed dictionaries don't revise often enough to keep pace with the technology. For example, Oxford Dictionary made pretty big news recently when it added "tweet" to its online dictionary. But in this 2008 6th edition of the Oxford Dictionary Of Computing, "tweet" is just one of dozens of words of recent vintage that are missing. Reflecting the volatility of the industry, the dictionary defines Sun Microsystems as a major supplier of non-PC computers.

Is this a bad dictionary? No. It is simply limited because it is a walloping four or five years since its last edition. (It was published in hard-cover in 2006.) Some of the definitions are a bit loopy, but it does carry the Oxford name and is thus considered authoritative.

For the money, a good, if not particularly current, addition to my shelf of technical dictionaries. At this point, though, I think subscribing to online Oxford may be the best way to go.

Jerry
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3.0 out of 5 starsBarely useful
By Charles Platt on March 1, 2013
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This is a quirky piece of work, with strangely skewed priorities--its definition of HTML was out of date even when it was written, and is allocated about 100 words, while the vastly-less-important entry for COCOMO, "acronym for constructive cost model," is three times as long). The sensible way to approach this project would have been to crowd-source it, thus providing more uniform coverage, removing the length restrictions on entries, and allowing rapid updates. Oh, but that would be Wikipedia, wouldn't it?

As noted by other reviewers, the "Oxford" branding is useful if you want to cite a definition with a spurious pedigree behind it. I doubt I will be using it much.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSlightly outdated, yet a solid informational resource
By Network man on February 2, 2012
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As other reviewers mentioned, some content is outdated and new terminology may be missing. I still see this book as an excellent source for reference on a wide variety of terminology in all disciplines of computing.
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