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For this new edition of the "Concise Oxford Dictionary", every entry has been rewritten to ensure unparalleled coverage. A new defining style places the most modern and frequently used meanings first, making the dictionary easier to use. The dictionary defines every word that is in general use in standard English today - in every variety of English worldwide. Hundreds of specialist and fast-changing subject fields are documented from Leisure, Business, and Religion to Society, Science, and Technology. On CD-ROM, users can: instantly look-up words from Windows or Web browsers; install and run the dictionary from a hard drive for maximum accessibility; search over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions. A quick headword search, with wild cards, allows you to find what a word means in seconds. A full text search, with wild cards and Booleans (AND, OR, and NOT), should help you solve that elusive crossword clue and much more. A headword index allows you to browse the dictionary with ease.