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Here are your on-line dictionaries for general English and specialized in Computing vocabulary.

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The famous Webster Dictionary on-line. Type in your entry and check out 
definitions, examples, competing alternatives and a pronunciation key
for each word. If you want to have more fun, go to Cool New Stuff and
Word of the Day.
The Newbury House on-line dictionary contains over 40,000 entries and is based on the best selling Newbury House Dictionary of American English. Providing simple and clear definitions, this online tool provides a wealth of sample sentences, idioms, and a wide array of cultural facts and figures.
To access the Telecommunications & Networking Group Dictionary click on the En/Gr Dictionary in the Special Topics box at the top of the page. Here you can find a translation of the most important Telecommunication and Network terms. You may need to change Encoding from the View menu on the top tool bar to be able to make sense of  the words.
Try the also famous Collins Cobuild Students' Dictionary of English.
Informatics Terminology Dictionary: Go through this dictionary developed from the TEI  of Piraeus. You can search a term
from Greek to English, English to Greek or by going to the alphabetical
index.
foldoc.gif (12776 bytes)TGo through the extensive treatment of computing terms in this free on-line dictionary of Computing. Here words are explained, linked to other terms and different meanings are provided.

 askdoc.gif (27265 bytes)This is more than your everyday dictionary. The good Doctor can answer your questions about words,
grammar, language etc. You can also find links to other dictionaries of other languages whereas for advanced students there is the link to Roget's Thesaurus which offers a wealth of synonyms and other related words.

 

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