Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: Difference between revisions

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{{short description|Online, searchable, encyclopedic dictionary of computing subjects}}

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{{Infobox website

| name = Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC)

| logo = [httpFile://foldoc.org/foldocFoldoc.gif]

| screenshot = foldoc-screenshot.png

| screenshot_size = 250px

| url = {{URL|httphttps://foldoc.org/}}

| commercial = No

| type = [[Internet encyclopedia project]]

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| current_status = Active

| revenue = Yes

| ipv6 = Yes

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The '''Free On-line Dictionary of Computing''' ('''FOLDOC''') is an online, searchable, [[encyclopedic dictionary]] of [[computing]] subjects.<ref>[http{{cite web| url = https://foldoc.org/about.html| title = About FOLDOC]}}</ref>

==History==

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==Open sourcing==

The dictionary incorporates the text of other free resources, such as the [[Jargon File]], as well as covering many other computing-related topics. Due to its availability under the [[GFDL|GNU Free Documentation License]], a [[copyleft]] license, it has in turn been incorporated in whole or part into other [[free content]] projects, such as [[Wikipedia]].

==Recognition==

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==External links==

* {{Official website|httphttps://foldoc.org/}}

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[[Category:Computer science education in the United Kingdom]]

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[[Category:Online dictionaries]]

[[Category:Technical communication]]

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