Dictionaries and reference tools
Abbreviations
Acronym Finder
Searchable database of abbreviations and acronyms about computers, technology,
etc.
Acronyma
Search for acronyms and for words used in acronyms.
Acronyms,
initialisms & abbreviations dictionary
Access is restricted to Monash students and staff.
Dictionaries and thesauri
Macquarie
dictionary online
Up-to-date Australian dictionary and thesaurus
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lexicool.com
Links to bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and glossaries
Oxford English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster
OnLine
Merriam-Webster's current standard American English dictionary and thesaurus
with audio. For illustrations try the new Visual
Dictionary Online
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and antonyms.
whatis.com
Online dictionary of computing and technical terms, with links to more
detailed information. Includes definitions of many acronyms.
yourDictionary.com
More than 1800 dictionaries with more than 250 languages.
Includes other language related resources such as thesauri, acronyms,
quotations, language translators, grammars and
subject specialty
dictionaries.
Encyclopedias
Columbia Encyclopedia
6th edition. From Bartleby.com.
Encyclopedia
Britannica
Access is restricted to Monash students and staff.
How Stuff Works
Find out how the gadgetry that surrounds us works
Tech Encyclopedia
Over 20,000 definitions of technology terms and concepts
Webopedia
Dictionary and search engine for computer and internet technology.
Wikipedia
Written collaboratively by contributors from around the world. The site
is a wiki, which means
that anyone can write or edit articles. As a consequence the articles
may not have the same academic authority as articles submitted to other
edited publications and should be treated with caution.
Quotations
Little Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations (second edition)
More than 4,000 quotations on over 250 subjects.
Quotations
Yahoo Reference
Browse other Monash University Library provided online dictionaries and encyclopaedia. Access
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