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Update 06/10: I was recently surprised to discover that many of the operating system issues which made this flakey software in Win95/98/2K seem to be resolved in WinXP...it actually works better in WinXP than it ever did in the Windows 3.1 operating system that it was originally designed for.
When first released, this represented the most thorough and detailed resource of its kind...for about three months, after which time PC/Internet/tech dictionaries and lexicons began springing up everywhere in print and online formats. This is still a handy reference utility for non-networked notebooks or those with dial-up Internet access, but it is quite dated (for example, there's no expansion for the acronyms USB or IRDR, and no definitions for Flash, QuickTime or Palm Pilot, since none of these were even in use at the time this was last updated. I recommend PC Webopaedia as your one-stop source for expanded acronyms and technical definitions.
This is the second-generation HTML 2 page design created shortly after the software was first released in August of 1996 (last updated 08/97). The design may be dated, but the software is as useful as ever. Just download it, ok? It's not like it costs you anything.
The free computing and Internet dictionary for Windows
What
is PC/Internet Lexicon? How
does it work? Download
it now Free
Help authoring glossary plug-ins (no longer available)
The PC/Internet Lexicon is a comprehensive guide to over 3,000 computing
terms, phrases and acronyms. Extensively cross-referenced 
and loaded with fascinating trivia and fun features. Everything
is available from a menued interface so simple that even first-time computer
users find it intuitive...and since 1997 it's been totally free software...no
cost, no obligations.
This is believed to be the first widely-available resource of its kind for the PC since Disston Ridge's PC Glossary. The need for a quality resource of this kind has been so great that the full November 1995 edition was released as separate, non-integrated modules free of charge to computer users everywhere by D:\Mystify Software. Now the complete shareware version, which originally sold for US$20, is yours free for the downloading.
Extensively cross-referenced, full of interesting facts and fun trivia, this is the ideal training companion for novice and intermediate users and a much-needed ready resource for system administrators and tutors. The latest version if PC/Internet Lexicon is always included at no cost in the full retail version of First Train for the Internet.
What the does General
Protection Fault mean...exactly?
What do I do with .TAR and .VXD files?
Who are CERN and InterNIC?
What does a system file do?
What do ASCII and EBCDIC stand for?
You may have seen the Windows glossary or browsed a computing
dictionary included with your computer...and discovered that it left you just
as confused as you were when before you looked at it. PC/Internet Lexicon was
created in response to the need for a solid, comprehensive, real-world reference
to common computing and Internet terms and phrases that isn't simply "there",
but usable and understandable. This is not a toy. But that never stopped anyone
from using it that way.
Fully Windows 3.1/3.11/95-compatible
Optimized for speed...three
different navigation options
Closes with a a press of the ESC key
Freeware modules may differ from this sample screen
At first you'll play with it. You'll want to know the meaning of
a phrase thats been bugging you for months. Youll find it in just a couple of
seconds, and probably be pointed to several related terms you just have
to find out about. Before you know it, you've clicked and read away a couple
of hours and picked up dozens of new terms, and gotten some useful ideas, computing
tips, and even a laugh or two in the process. It looks like any other Windows
glossary...but you've got to see it to know how useful it truly is.
Internet Lexicon contains the complete Internet terms and acronyms
reference from the full integrated version plus the top level domains list,
email and chat abbreviations and "way too many smileys". In all over
1,500 terms are included.
The PC Lexicon includes over 2,000 general computing terms and acronyms
with definitions, plus descriptions of over 200 common DOS and Windows file
extensions.
Both are integrated into a single stand-alone helpfile (now available for the first time as a 32 bit helpfile), featuring a fast-loading point-and-shoot interface and extensive cross-referencing.
The PC/Internet Lexicon also includes:
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