TheFreeDictionary.com
Encyclopedia
TheFreeDictionary.com is an online
dictionary
and encyclopedia
that gathers information
from a variety of sources. This site cross references the contents of Wikipedia
, Columbia Encyclopedia
, Hutchinson Encyclopedia
(subscription), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, the Acronym Finder
database, several financial dictionaries, legal dictionaries
, and other content.
The site also has a feature which allows a user to preview an article while positioning the mouse cursor over a link. One can also double click on any word and look it up in the dictionary. The site is run by Farlex, Inc.
Farlex Inc. also maintains the companion title TheFreeLibrary.com, an online library of out-of-copyright classic books and a collection of periodicals of over two million articles dating back to 1984, and Sex-Lexis.com, a dictionary of sexual slang and other terms.
indexing in its entirety by Farlex with the use of meta tags. This is done to avoid duplicate content in the search engine results and prevent user traffic that would otherwise go to Wikipedia
.
TheFreeLibrary is a sister site to TheFreeDictionary and usage examples in the form of "references in classic literature" taken from TheFreeLibrary’s collection are used on TheFreeDictionary’s definition pages. In addition, double-clicking on a word in TheFreeLibrary’s collection of reference materials brings up the word’s definition on TheFreeDictionary.
ONLINE
ONLINE is a magazine for information systems first published in 1977. The publisher Online, Inc. was founded the year before. In May 2002, Information Today, Inc. acquired the assets of Online Inc....
dictionary
Dictionary
A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon...
and encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
that gathers information
Information
Information in its most restricted technical sense is a message or collection of messages that consists of an ordered sequence of symbols, or it is the meaning that can be interpreted from such a message or collection of messages. Information can be recorded or transmitted. It can be recorded as...
from a variety of sources. This site cross references the contents of Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
, Columbia Encyclopedia
Columbia Encyclopedia
The Columbia Encyclopedia is a one-volume encyclopedia produced by Columbia University Press and sold by the Gale Group. First published in 1935, and continuing its important relationship with Columbia University, the encyclopedia underwent major revisions in 1950 and 1963; the current edition is...
, Hutchinson Encyclopedia
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
The Hutchinson Encyclopedia is an English-language general encyclopedia. It is a single volume designed for use in the home, libraries and schools. It attempts to be readable by reducing the use of technical language...
(subscription), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language is an American dictionary of the English language published by Boston publisher Houghton Mifflin, the first edition of which appeared in 1969...
, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, the Acronym Finder
Acronym Finder
Acronym Finder is an online database of abbreviations and their meanings. It includes over 900,000 human-edited and verified definitions, many of them related to computers, technology, telecommunications, science, medicine and the military...
database, several financial dictionaries, legal dictionaries
Law dictionary
A law dictionary is a dictionary that is designed and compiled to give information about terms used in the field of law.Nielsen 1994 discusses different types of law dictionaries. A distinction is made between different types of law dictionaries. A monolingual law dictionary covers one language, a...
, and other content.
The site also has a feature which allows a user to preview an article while positioning the mouse cursor over a link. One can also double click on any word and look it up in the dictionary. The site is run by Farlex, Inc.
Farlex Inc. also maintains the companion title TheFreeLibrary.com, an online library of out-of-copyright classic books and a collection of periodicals of over two million articles dating back to 1984, and Sex-Lexis.com, a dictionary of sexual slang and other terms.
Mirroring Wikipedia
Wikipedia content is hosted at the sub-domain encyclopedia TheFreeDictionary.com which is excluded from search engineSearch engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
indexing in its entirety by Farlex with the use of meta tags. This is done to avoid duplicate content in the search engine results and prevent user traffic that would otherwise go to Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
.
TheFreeLibrary.com
TheFreeLibrary.com is a free reference website that offers full-text versions of classic literary works by hundreds of authors as well as a large collection of periodicals containing over 4 million articles dating back to 1984. Newly-published articles are added to the site daily. TheFreeLibrary.com comprises a selection of articles from open-access journals that can in many cases also be found on the journal's own website.TheFreeLibrary is a sister site to TheFreeDictionary and usage examples in the form of "references in classic literature" taken from TheFreeLibrary’s collection are used on TheFreeDictionary’s definition pages. In addition, double-clicking on a word in TheFreeLibrary’s collection of reference materials brings up the word’s definition on TheFreeDictionary.