Glossaries

 

Acronym Search- The ultimate acronym tool When you hear people use strings of letters (acronyms) when referring to something, such as "CIA", do you wonder what they stand for? This page tells you some of the possible meanings

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