The Encarta World English Dictionary is a publishing event that will set the standard for all future dictionaries. Created by using computer, Internet and database technology in a groundbreaking way, this is the first newly written dictionary in more than 30 years. It combines the work of the world's largest and best team of lexicographers with the power of Microsoft "RM" Encarta "RM", the premier name in electronic consumer reference.The work of more than 250 lexicographers in 10 countries, the Encarta World English Dictionary is the first reference work that traces the global use of English in its written, spoken and electronic forms. With each word newly defined, this will be the most up-to-date dictionary on the market and will offer a unique perspective on English as the world's language at the end of the twentieth century.