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>Another book I recommend is the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and
>Technical Terms. We have the second edition, 1978 (there probably is a new
>edition by now). ISBN 0-07-045258-X. This is a dictionary covering many
>fields of science, including computer related terms. We paid $75 for it
>several years ago. Claims to have 108,000 entries.
>I do not know if any of these are available online.
The McGraw-Hill Dictionary is available online from Online Computer Systems
of Germantown, MD in both single-user and network versions.
The reason I know this is that we are currently investigating dictionaries
right now, also. I use the hardbound McGraw-Hill and find it useful. My boss
(an engineer) feels that only about one fourth of the dictionary is
relevant to our work. It's a general dictionary with technical terms from
medicine, aerospace, ecology, etc. Probably a very good bet for a contractor,
but it might not be the best tool for a particular company's needs.
Judith Hammeran
The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp.
judith.hammeran
