Microsoft Abbreviation Dictionary

Welcome to the 2nd edition (online) of the Microsoft Abbreviation Dictionary, where you can search for abbreviations, acronyms and terminology regularly used in meetings and conversations within the Microsoft ecosystem (Microsoft and its channel partners). It includes commonly used technical, business and email terms, and is updated every 6 months.

Where did it start?

We have compiled this dictionary to assist people in understanding “Microspeak”. It is something we would have dearly loved to have had when we began our journey into the often complex yet exciting world of Microsoft – unfortunately for us, it didn’t exist – so we wrote it.

The dictionary began its life in 1998 as a hand-written list of terms picked up from meetings, conferences, phone calls, emails newsletters, events and training courses. This invaluable list, originally in the back of a notepad, was taken from meeting to meeting by Julie Simpson, founder of ResourceiT. When it reached 27 pages it was time to share...

How do I use MAD?

Simply submit your login details, pay your registration fee and away you go. You can search for specific terms or scan through the whole list. There’s even an option to submit anything you don’t find, get the recognition for adding it and get a 3 month extension to your subscription.

If you want a hard copy version you can request one by sending an email to enquiries@resourceit.net with MAD in the subject line (once you’ve subscribed for the online version).

If you have a promotional code: complete the registration fields to go through to the next page where you can enter your code.

How much is it?

You can subscribe to the dictionary for 6 months for just £3. Simply register your details and pay securely using PayPal or your credit card.