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Focusing on more than 100 separate disciplines in science, engineering, and industry with detailed descriptions of 108,000 terms and words, the mcgrawhill dictionary of scientific and technical terms has been enlarged and thoroughly revised and updated in a. Reitz, online dictionary for library and information science, by permission for quotation of up to twenty definitions, with attribution technical services ts library operations concerned with the acquisition, organization bibliographic control, physical processing, and maintenance of library collections, as opposed to the delivery of public services. Over the last 65 years, specific and technical dod terms and definitions established in senior policy document glossaries reside outside of the dod dictionary and not subject to joint doctrine terminology criteria for general and universal usage listed in cjcsi 5705. Glossary all terms and definitions listed alphabetically. Book definition, a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of. This dictionary contains over 32,000 terms that are specific to computers and the internet. Being a webbased document, this is a flexible and living document if there are terms which are either omitted or which you feel are misrepresented in this glossary, let us know by typing the term and definition in the form below. Technical definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Dictionary, reference book that lists words in orderusually, for western languages. Glossary of reading terms the cognitive foundations of. This pocket dictionary can be a quick reference for professionals and a helpful guide for readers who arent familiar with technical jargon. Books with special builtin features such as popups, foldout pages, liftable flaps, or hidden sound chips.
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