• New edition of the best-selling Dictionary of Computing: the most up-to-date reference source of its kind • Over 6,500 entries and more than 150 new to this edition • Covers all aspects of computing; from networking and databases, to the internet and multimedia • Contains biographical entries, feature panels on key topics, such as XML • Uses jargon-free and concise definitions • Provides recommended web links for many entries, accessible via the Dictionary of Computing website New to this edition • Fully revised and updated to include recent advances in computing • 150 new entries • Recommended web links, accessible via the Dictionary of Computing website, that offer valuable extra information • Feature spreads on key topics, XML and applications of computers in other areas, accounting software, economic modelling, and bioinformatics