This comprehensive dictionary covers all aspects of librarianship and information and knowledge management. Designed to equip the trainee librarian or information management student with core industry terminology, this fully revised edition includes thousands of terms connected with information management, classification, cataloguing and electronic knowledge management. Handy supplements include proof correcting marks, classification systems, book prizes and awards, information skills, and a list of key resources on the Web. "Clear and concise... a useful little handbook" - Library & Information Update
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caabbreviation in Internet addresses, the top-level domain for Canada
ca.abbreviation circa
cabinet /ˈ;kæbɪnət/ noun a piece of furniture with doors and drawers used for storing things.
filing cabinet
cable /ˈ;keɪb(ə)l/ noun a flexible wire link for electrical equipment
cable television /ˌkeɪb(ə)l ˌtelɪˈ;vɪʒ(ə)n/, cable TV /ˌkeɪb(ə)l ˌtiːˈ;viː/ noun a system whereby signals are relayed to viewers’ homes by fibre optic cables often underground
cache /kæʃ/ noun an area of highspeed computer memory used for temporary storage of frequently used data
verb to store data in a cache
cache memory /ˈ;kæʃˌmem(ə)ri/ noun a section of high-speed memory which stores data that the computer can access quickly
CAD /kæd/ abbreviation computer-aided design
CALabbreviation computer-aided learning
calculated /ˈ;kælkjʊleɪtɪd/ adjective planned to have a particular effect
calculator /ˈ;kælkjʊleɪtə/ noun an electronic device for working out the answers to numerical problems
calendar /ˈ;kælɪndə/ noun a printed table or chart which shows the days, weeks and months of the year
calendar month /ˈ;kælɪndə mʌnθ/ noun a period of time, usually 30 or 31 days, measured according to an established western calendar rather than natural changes of the moon
calendar year /ˌkælɪndəˈ;jɪə/ noun a period of time, usually 12 months, measured according to an established western calendar rather than natural changes of the moon
calfskin /ˈ;kɑːfskɪn/, calf /kɑːf/ noun a soft type of leather used in bookbinding
calligraphy /kəˈ;lɪgrəfi/ noun the artistic use of handwriting
call mark /ˈ;kɔl mɑːk/ nounLIBRARIES same as shelf mark
call number /ˈ;kɔːl ˌnʌmbə/ noun a number used to identify and locate a book.
spine number
call slip /ˈ;kɔl slɪp/ noun a form for requesting a library book that is not kept on the shelves used by the public
call up /ˌkɔːl ˈ;ʌp/ verb to instruct a computer to find and display a particular piece of information
camcorder /ˈ;kæmkɔːdə/ noun a small video recorder which can be held in the hand
camera-ready /ˈ;kæm(ə)rəˌredi/ adjective relating to material in its final publishable format, ready to be photographed or electronically scanned for the purpose of preparing printing plates
camera-ready copy /ˌkæm(ə)rəˌredi ˈ;kɒpi/, camera-ready paste-up /ˌkæm(ə)rəˌredi ˈ;peɪst ˌʌp/ noun a typescript which is ready to be photographed as part of book pro...
