Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
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| Web address | foldoc.org |
|---|---|
| Commercial? | No |
Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
| Registration | None |
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Denis Howe |
| Created by | Denis Howe, many contributors |
| Launched | 1985 |
| Revenue | Yes |
Alexa rank |
 563,655 (April 2014)[1] |
| Current status | Active |
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC) is an online, searchable, encyclopedic dictionary of computing subjects.[2][3] It was founded in 1985 by Denis Howe and was hosted by Imperial College London. In the span between May 2-7 of 2015, the site has updated to state that it is "no longer supported by Imperial College Department of Computing". Howe has served as the editor-in-chief since the dictionary's inception, with visitors to the website able to make suggestions for additions or corrections to articles.[4]
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 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.
References
- ↑ "Foldoc.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ About FOLDOC
- ↑ World of Computing – Computing – Imperial College London
- ↑ Hodgkin, Adam. "How Web-Based Reference Books Are Evolving Beyond the Dictionary". Retrieved 2009-01-04.