韦氏新世界通信辞典Webster's New WorldTM Telecom Dictionary

Webster’sNewWorldTelecomDictionary,byRayHorak,isacomprehensivetelecommunicationsdictionaryofmorethan7,500termscriticaltounderstandingvoice,data,video,andmultimediacommunicationssystemandnetworktechnologies,applications,andregulation.Giventheconvergenceofcomputingandcommunications,thebookalsoeffectivelyisacomputerdictionarywithatelecomfocus.Itisthoroughlyresearched,highlyobjective,absolutelyaccurate,andincludesjustabouteveryessentialterm,abbreviation,acronym,contraction,initialism,andportmanteauyoumightencounterinthetelecomanddatacomdomains.Althoughthebookisatechnicaldictionary,Horak’splain-English,commonsensestyleyieldsdefinitionsthatareasthoroughlyunderstandabletothebusinessprofessionalorstudentastheyaretotheelectricalengineer.Infact,manyentriesareencyclopedicinnature,discussingapplicationsandissues.Horakalsoinjectsabitofhiswrysenseofhumor,sprinklingoccasionaltelecomtriviaandmarginallyrelateddefinitionsthatwillhaveyousmilingandchucklingtoyourself,butnottothepointthattheydetractfromwhatisanimportantbookonaserioussubject.Aninstantclassic,Webster’sNewWorldTelecomDictionaryistheoneandonlytelecomdictionaryyouwillneed.ItalsomakesaperfectcompaniontoHorak’sTelecommunicationsandDataCommunicationsHandbook,publishedbyWiley-InterscienceinOctober2007.