Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology

Philip A. Laplante

Dec 2017 · CRC Press

About this ebook

A complete lexicon of technical information, the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering, and Technology provides workable definitions, practical information, and enhances general computer science and engineering literacy. It spans various disciplines and industry sectors such as: telecommunications, information theory, and software and hardware systems. If you work with, or write about computers, this dictionary is the single most important resource you can put on your shelf.
The dictionary addresses all aspects of computing and computer technology from multiple perspectives, including the academic, applied, and professional vantage points. Including more than 8,000 terms, it covers all major topics from artificial intelligence to programming languages, from software engineering to operating systems, and from database management to privacy issues. The definitions provided are detailed rather than concise.
Written by an international team of over 80 contributors, this is the most comprehensive and easy-to-read reference of its kind. If you need to know the definition of anything related to computers you will find it in the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering, and Technology.

About the author

Naoufel Werghi (Contributions by) , Christopher Lee Kuszmavl (Contributions by) , Chris Verhof (University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) (Contributions by) , Brian Henderson-Sellers (University of Technology , Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia) (Contributions by) , Joseph L. Ganley (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA) (Contributions by) , Ian Sommerville (Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom) (Contributions by) , Amos R. Omondi (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) (Contributions by) , Ling Guan (Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (Contributions by) , Marco Gori (Univ. Degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy) (Contributions by) , Ian Oppermann (Contributions by) , Haldun Hadimioglu (Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York, USA) (Contributions by) , Peter M. Fenwick (Contributions by) , Lars Bengtsson (Chalmers University, Goteborg, Sweden) (Contributions by) , Paolo Nesi (Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy) (Contributions by) , Fredrik Dahlgren (Ericsson Mobile Communications, Lund, Sweden) (Contributions by) , Craig Robertson (Contributions by) , Rajeev Shorey (Contributions by) , Conrado Martinez (Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain) (Contributions by) , Joachim Charzinski (Contributions by) , Hau San Wong (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) (Contributions by)