Visual Thesaurus: ThinkMap.www.visualthesaurus.com Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , Site license $240 and up This online thesaurus and dictionary dictionary, published list, in alphabetical order, of the words of a language. In monolingual dictionaries the words are explained and defined in the same language; in bilingual dictionaries they are translated into another language. , designed for ages nine and up, offers an animated display of words and meanings that are related to the item in the center of the display. It shows 14 kinds of semantic See semantics. See also Symantec. relationships, including antonyms, along with the type of relationships and characteristics. Printouts of word displays can be used for individuals, classroom or group exercises like word or meaning maps. The program is also available as a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). for $27.95. CIRCLE #515 FOR INFORMATION [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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