Newton's Telecom Dictionary

by Harry Newton, Steven Schoen (Primary Contributor)

This is a business dictionary of 30,383 defined technology terms -- covering the latest in telecommunications, computing, the Internet, the Internet of Things, networking and social media. It's a complete dictionary/encyclopedia of today's information technology. It is used by everyone from salesmen to lawyers, from corporate trainers to college educators, from corporate users to engineers. It is set as a required textbook in colleges teaching telecommunications and information technology. As the cover says, this massive 1440-page book covers everything in voice, data, images, mobile apps and video. The book is written for businesspeople in non-technical language.

Newton and his team expand and update the dictionary every day of the year, which makes it about as up to date as you can get. No other dictionary/encyclopedia is updated as regularly as this one is. This is the 31st edition. No other dictionary in the entire history of publishing has gone through this many editions -- each one improved, expanded and updated. There are 4.4% more definitions (1,214 more) in this 31st edition.

Several reviewers (and customers) refer to Newton's Telecom Dictionary as the industry "bible." Originally just telecommunications, it now covers computing, networking, and all the newer allied technology fields.

A feature of the dictionary is that many of the definitions are not just an explanation of the technology, but also a primer on how the technology is used. Do's and dont's about using the technology. Tips from personal experience. What works and what doesn't. What to watch out for. Warnings.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Technology, Technical, Dictionaries, Engineering

1450 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Brain · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great desk reference for those interested in communications. Still highly applicable.

I tend to rate 3 to 5 stars as I don’t bother with books that aren’t acceptable to the subject. 3 stars means it is a good book, but there are better treatments of the subject matter. 4 stars means the book is great and I use it regularly in projects/research. 5 stars is reserved for top 10-20% on a given shelf that abstracted a particularly difficult idea in an easy to understand manner (i.e. it blew my mind).

[carl theaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

After working in the computer industry for years I
thought I was accustomed to jargon and acronyms, then
we started making computers for telecom companies and
working with them. Phone companies have an 80yr
head start on creating their own gobbldygook and this
book was a great help in deciphering it all, ok most
of it.

[Tara Thue · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has endlessly helped me at work. Plus, the author inserts humor into bland tech-talk and definitions.

[CJ Flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've worked in the Telecom industry for over 10 years this is one of the few books that I keep at my desk. I work at a small rural telephone co-op. whenever we hire a new person I try to find a copy of this book so they have some sort of reference guide my favorite edition of it is the 30th edition.

[Atlantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

An indispensable reference tool for the IT world.

[Jeannie Locke · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a must-have for anyone who has anything to do with voice, and if you're in networking, you should get this, because of the popularity of convergence.

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harry is irreverent as ever. A fun break from the usual staid textbook approach to technology, but more helpful than the Dummies series.

[Fred · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was quite bored. Reading the phone book is more titillating.

[Mikekite · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE reference book for telecom and network professionals

[Masod Abbasi]

gr8 work has been done by newton ........
he is my hero

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good reference for my profession. Lots of acronyms.

[Omar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for those that work in telecom.

[Ray Horak · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too much nonsense in this book. It should be filed in the fictional humor stacks.