作者	Dictionary
出版社	BALLANTINE
出版时间	1996-01-01

特色：

THE AUTHORITATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND HANDY REFERENCE FOR WRITERS, STUDENTS, AND BUSINESSPEOPLE ALIKE50,000 entries spelled and dividedPreferred hyphenation breaksUp-to-date vocabulary featuring business and computer termsMore than 10,000 abbreviations for common words and phrasesCovers all areas of school, business, and scienceIncludes acronyms, initials, and symbolsThe Random House imprint has long stood for excellence in the reference field. Random House reference books--prepared by its permanent lexicographic staff with the assistance of many hundreds of scholars, educators, and specialists--have been widely acclaimed for their outstanding quality and usefulness.