Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Computer Contradictionary by Stan Kelly-Bootle is a "laxicon" of computer terms. It's an excellent example of "cynical lexicography" in the tradition of Ambrose Bierce's "The Devil's Dictionary". Kelly-Bootle adds in the "Guide": The meaning of an entry should always be ascertained before consulting this dictionary. That said, this is an extremely funny dictionary, with a lot of Kelly-Bootle's typical word play and impressive store of knowledge on display. See "The Hacker's Dictionary", "The New Hacker's Dictionary", etc. for more literal definitions of computer terms and usage. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.