Skip Navigation

Scout Archives

Home Projects Publications Archives About Sign Up or Log In

Browse Resources

Computer science -- Dictionaries.

Resources

Cknow.com: Definitions/ Acronyms/ Abbreviations

With the exponential growth of computer technology there has been a veritable explosion of related terms, definitions, and acronyms associated with the multitude of computer products, software, and hardware. Fortunately for those persons looking for a guide to this -- at times -- arcane argot, the Computer Knowledge Web site has developed this handy database listing many of these acronyms,...

https://www.cknow.com/cms/
FOLDOC: Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

A great concept/project started in 1985 by Denis Howe, the Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC) now contains some 7900+ entires. It is a browsable and searchable dictionary of "acronyms, programming languages, tools, architectures, operating systems, networking, theory, mathematics, telecoms, institutions, companies, projects, products, history..." and etc. Definitions are voluntarily...

https://foldoc.org/
PC Webopaedia

PC Webopaedia is an online dictionary of computer-related terms provided by Mecklermedia Corporation. Searches will return an entire page of information on a term, a list of the top fifteen requested terms, a "Term of the Day," and a list of newly-added terms. The list can be browsed by category; the entire list can be browsed by sixteen major categories by searching on all categories and leaving...

https://www.webopedia.com/
Webopedia

Webopedia is an online dictionary with definitions of technical terms related to computers and the Internet. It provides easy-to-understand explanations of words and phrases that sometimes sound like confusing jargon to the untrained ear. Don't know what a trojan horse is? If not, just type the words into Webopedia's search engine, and the definition will appear. The Quick Reference area has...

https://www.webopedia.com/