Glossaries
Asia Reference
Explains terms
used with the study of Asia. "Features a growing general glossary of
terms covering Economics, Business, Politics, Arts, and Religion...
currently lists more than a thousand terms with a particular strength in
the Arts and Religion."
Glossary of Grammatical Terms
Concise chart of
common grammar terms, with Latin meanings as well.
Glossary of
Internet Terms
Find out the meaning
of words and phrases related to the Internet. Provided by Matisse Enzer,
Internet expert.
Glossary of
Library & Archives Terminology
The library at
Auburn University helps answer those nagging questions all librarians
have from time-to-time, when they read or hear special words and
terminology used by our profession, such as: authority control,
bibliometrics, bowdlerize, colophon, deckle edge, etc.
Hypertextual Finance Glossary
"Over 6,000 Entries,
More than 16,000 Hyperlinks, The largest financial glossary on the
Internet. Developed as a result of teaching Global Financial Management
at both Duke University and the University of Chicago."
Sports
Glossaries
Use glossaries
to four popular sports: soccer, ice hocky, football and basketball.
Simply click on a name of the sport for definitions of terms and
phrases.
Twists, Slugs and
Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang
Explains the slang used in hard-boiled detective
novels and films.
The World Wide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server This is a list of (mostly) acronyms (abbreviations constructed from the first letters of the words of a phrase), not a dictionary or encyclopedia. For example, if you want to know that ALANON stands for, you can find out by searching here