Dictionary of Computer Terms

Abstract

The "Dictionary of Computer Terms" is a terminology reference containing descriptions of terms related to computing. The reference is developed and maintained as a free and open source project at http://computerdictionary.tsf.org.za/.

The primary aim of the project is to continually improve and maintain the terminology reference so that it remains as comprehensive and current possible. This is a monumental task made easier with the help of many people who contribute terms and definitions in the spirit of free and open content.

We want this work to be an easily accessible reference resource, available to anyone who cares to use it. Various presentational formats of the reference are therefore available from the project web site.

The reference is developed in Docbook XML format. The source files are therefore ideally suited as a glossary database in publishing systems based on Docbook.