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The conception of this dictionary is similar to that of one of the dictionary reviewed above in this case applied to information technology. This dictionary is very useful for everybody working in this field. The following publisher's description will give you a precise idea of the contents: 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 urgent 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. This 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.