{"product_id":"the-digital-dictionary-paperback","title":"The Digital Dictionary - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you ever wonder what people are saying when they use tech-talk such as gigabyte, non-linear editing, region code, mp3 or hundreds of other \"buzzwords\" in today\"s high-tech world? \u003cb\u003eThe Digital Dictionary\u003c\/b\u003e will be the perfect interpreter for anyone that wants to get to the bottom of the most commonly used technical terms and acronyms in the media and communication world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Michael Phillips was born in Bonn, Germany, the second son of typesetter Heinz and his wife Hildegard. After completing the normal extensive educational training, he joined the military, serving four years and earning an honorable discharge. Over the next ten years, he held a number of upper management positions at Radio Shack and Alpine Electronics in his home country. He then decided to immigrate to the United States, where he has fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming involved in the film and movie Industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e During the course of his first 15 years working with electronic media and technology in the U.S., he frequently would overhear the experts talking, but he, like many apprentices and \"newcomers\", was often unclear on what those professionals were talking about. Finally, he came to the conclusion that there was something missing, a reference source of some kind, that ordinary people could use and help them understand the tech-talk that increasingly surrounds them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For weeks he searched bookstores, trying to find a dictionary or handbook that would shed some light on the \"mystery terms\" the tech experts used. His search was unsuccessful and so, in 1995, he began to write the handbook himself. His goal was to create a pocket-size reference that would allow people to quickly find an answer to the most basic questions and definitions of the terms most widely used in his part of the industry, the vastly expanding communications world and the approaching digital revolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He began his project in a very simple way: by writing down any words or phrases that he felt required clarification. For example, most people may know what a DVD is, but do they really know the meaning or just the acronym? And how many of us would like to know what a \"jib\" or a \"gaffer\" is? How about a \"scratchpad?\" A \"base station?\" A \"kilobyte?\" And what does a \"cache\" do? In his spare time, he identified more than 1000 acronyms and terms and researched their origin and meaning... and \u003cb\u003eThe Digital Dictionary\u003c\/b\u003e was born!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48643545563385,"sku":"9781412039086","price":20.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/fWadRlvcks9781412039086.webp?v=1783386789","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-digital-dictionary-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}