Document (#21300)

Author

Main, E.

Title

¬A survey of online dictionaries

Source

Feliciter. 44(1998) no.4, S.42-43

Year

1998

Abstract

Looks at some of the available online dictionaries to see how they measure up against their print counterparts. Outlines the basic requirements of an online dictionary and reviews the following: the Merriam-Webster; the Hypertext Webster; OneLook Dictionaries; the Newbury House Online Dictionary; the Elza Oxford and Elza Webster; and Australia's MacquarieNet Dictionary. concludes that the Merriam-Webster is easily the best of the current crop of online dictionaries, but none yet is as easy to use as a standard desktop paper dictionary

Theme

Informationsmittel

Object

Merriam-Webster
Hypertext Webster
OneLook Dictionaries
Newbury House Online Dictionary
Elza Oxford
Elza Webster
Australia MacquarieNet Dictionary

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