Elsevier's Dictionary of Information Technology: In English, German and French

Information Technology is a rapidly developing field in an international and multilingual environment with its own new and quickly evolving terminology. This dictionary fills the need for a multilingual reference work to simplify the exchange of knowledge between organizations and research groups of different nationalities, and to provide a basis for beginners in fields of Information Technology.The dictionary contains over 4,500 English terms from several fields of Information Technology (Computer Science and related fields). Each term is listed with a definition, synonymous terms, its translations into French and German, and with cross references to other terms in the dictionary. Different meanings of a term are distinguished where necessary.The dictionary aims at a wide audience, ranging from technical translators who need to find translations for recent terms only used and, more importantly, defined in scientific articles, to computer scientists with some proficiency in a foreign language who need translations for technical terms. Students who need to understand international information technology literature will also find this dictionary invaluable.