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"I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure
you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." - Robert McCloskey

Not familiar with computerspeak?

Those just entering the field, or for students looking to begin a computer training course, it might often just as well be Greek.

Whether its CPU or cloud computing, get up to snuff with the latest lists of buzz words, jargon, definitions and acronyms, together with resources for troubleshooting operating systems, hardware, software, HTML and more...


Webopedia - Internet terminology central, searchable by keyword or browse the Term of the Day as well as guides to recent popular terms and editorial picks of more words you should you.

WhatIs.com - Computer Glossary - Look up thousands of IT-related terms in the searchable database or browse their top categories including computer basics, hardware, programming, IT security and Internet lingo.

BABEL : A Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms - A frequently updated list making plain English of industry terms and acronyms, plus interpretations of emoticons and frequently used e-mail slang expressions, along with a partial though still extensive list of country domain name abbreviations.

Barkley's OASIS Comprehensive Technology Glossary and Dictionary - More computer-related acronyms and definitions.

Free Online Dictionary of Computing - Enter your keyword, or randomly generate any one of 12,000 definitions of acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architectures, operating systems and lots more. If you're still puzzled, hit the Content button for a list of FAQ's.

Glossary of Internet Terms - Frequently updated with brief definitions browseable in an A-Z index.

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