This CD-ROM version of the newly updated edition of The Shorter
Oxford English Dictionary enables users to perform fast and
comprehensive searches of more than half a million definitions,
augmented with thousands of new words and meanings. Furnished with
a new design, this electronic version
of the Shorter OED provides extensive coverage of world English as
well as comprehensive coverage of scientific and technical English.
Advanced search options allow users to carry out flexible searches
for headwords, abbreviations, derivatives, phrases, references, and
other words forms, or to
filter searches by part of speech, label, or date. Other features
include:
*83,000 illustrative quotations from 7,000 authors
*Entries with meanings listed chronologically and dates for first
use of each
*All major words in English used after 1700, as well as the
vocabulary of Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser, and the King James
Bible
*Details of rare and obsolete words
With an easy-to-use interface and clear functionality, The Shorter
Oxford English Dictionary CD-ROM is the ideal reference.
System requirements: PC with minimum 166 MHz Pentium-class
processor; 32MB RAM; min 30MB hard disk space; 16-speed CD-ROM
drive; SVGA monitor; Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0, or XP.
For technical support:
Call: 1-877-773-4325
Fax: 914-747-3590
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