Technical Dictionary

R ecent years have seen an explosive growth of the Internet. When the Internet passed from government and academic realms to the public sec- tor, it brought along a laissez-faire attitude about security. Its explosive growth, flaws in its basic structure, its facilitation of instant access to infor- mation repositories, and its widespread availability has made it increasingly vulnerable. There have been many malicious attempts, or attacks to exploit this vulnerability of the Internet from all over the world; the attacks on the Internet have kept pace with the growth of the Internet.

The Dictionary of Construction Terms offers clear and concise explanations of the most commonly encountered legal and technical terms, phrases and abbreviations used throughout the construction industry.

Based on the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary contains an incredible one-third of the coverage of the Oxford English Dictionary and includes all words in current English from 1700 to the present day.

Included in this fully revised classic are well over 28,000 terms, phrases, acronyms, and abbreviations from the ever-expanding worlds of consumer electronics, optics, microelectronics, computers, communications, and medical electronics. From the basic elements of theory to the most cutting-edge circuit technology, this book explains it all in both words and pictures. For easy reference, the author has provided definitions for standard abbreviations and equations as well as tables of SI (International System of Units) units, measurements, and schematic symbols Modern Dictionary of Electronics is the bible of technology reference for readers around the world.