AbbreviationZ
http://www.stands4.com/
Browse acronyms and abbreviations by category.

Acronym Finder
http://www.AcronymFinder.com/
A searchable database containing 118,800 acronyms/abbreviations & their meanings.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/99/index.html
A valuable reference tool, this database searches passages, phrases and proverbs.

ComputerUser High-Tech Dictionary
http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/filetypes.html
This site contains a list of file extensions used by your operating system. 

A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names
http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/
A concise guide to technical terms and personal names often
encountered in the study of philosophy.

Dictionary of Units
http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm
This site provides a summary of units of measurement found in use around the world today (and a few of historical interest), together with the appropriate conversion factors.

Duhaime's Law Dictionary
http://www.duhaime.org/diction.htm
Award winning web site that defines legal terms in easy to understand language.

Encarta World English Dictionary
http://dictionary.msn.com/
Encarta's vocabulary has been newly selected from sources showing how modern English is used internationally, in print and on broadcasts and over the Internet.

English to Spanish/Spanish to English Dictionary
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/spa.html
Site also links to other languages.

Freeglossary.com
http://www.freeglossary.com/
Site provides free access to several languages.

How to Chose a Dictionary
http://www.randomhouse.com/words/choose/
Which dictionary is right for you?  Here are a few tips to help you find the right one.

LookWAYup
http://www.lookwayup.com/free/dictionary.htm
Online English Dictionary with optional translation.  

Medicine Net - A Dictionary of Medical Terms.
http://www.medicinenet.com/Script/Main/hp.asp?
MedicineNet.com's web site is filled with a variety of medical information. Some of the main links include healthy living, diseases & conditions, procedures & tests, medications and a dictionary.

Merriam-Webster Online
http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
Site links to Word of the Day, Word Games, Word for the Wise, etc.

OneLook Dictionaries
http://www.onelook.com/
This dictionary allows you to look up a word in 350 different dictionaries simultaneously, or pick specific dictionaries from grouping or subject-specific ones, including science, Internet, computer and technology.

ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science
http://www.lu.com/odlis
Site grants permission to link to the dictionary from other Web pages provided work is not altered or adapted in any way without prior permission.

Online Computing Dictionary
http://www.InstantWeb.com/foldoc/
Contains words that those using a library, a library web page, or working in a library might need to know to accomplish a task. It is designed to be a hypertext reference resource for library and information science professionals, as well as users of all types of libraries.

Research It
http://www.iTools.com/research-it/research-it.html
This site is packed with reference information. Some of the items included are dictionaries, a Thesaurus, a language translator, and library, geographic and financial tools.

Search Engine Dictionary
http://www.searchenginedictionary.com/
An excellent compilation of terms fully cross-referenced.

TechEncyclopedia
http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/
Site defines more than 20,000 terms.

Urban Dictionary
http://www.urbandictionary.com/
It is “ specifically for street slang, contemporary swear-words and colloquial insults” and not appropriate for all ages.  Also includes definitions of military slang, ham radio operators, and other unique groups.  The site is loosely edited by Aaron Peckham, a 20-something college student.  Like Wikipedia, this site is a popular, no way scholarly source, but is good for definitions of words that will not be found in legitimate sources.

A Web of On-line Dictionaries
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html
This website indexes on-line dictionaries, thesauri, and such containing words and phrases.

Webopedia
http://www.webopedia.com/
Online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology.

What Is?
http://whatis.techtarget.com/
Searchable IT-specific encyclopedia.

The World Wide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server
http://www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/index.html
Recommended site that includes links to Search for a Acronym, Search for a Word, or Submit an Acronym.

Your Dictionary.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
Links include Language Dictionaries, Grammar Dictionaries, Speciality Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Word of the Day (in English and Spanish), etc.

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