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A 'specialized dictionary' is a dictionary that covers a relatively restricted set of phenomena. The typical type of specialized dictionary is that which in English is often referred to as a technical dictionary and in German as a Fachwörterbuch.
Specialized dictionaries can be classified in various ways. A dictionary that covers more than one subject field is called a multi-field dictionary; one that covers one subject field is called a single-field dictionary; and one that covers a limited part of a subject field is called a sub-field dictionary.
A specialized dictionary that attempts to cover as much of the relevant terminology as possible is called a maximizing dictionary, whereas one that attempts to cover only a limited part of the relevant terminology is called a minimizing dictionary.

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Relevant literature

★ Henning Bergenholtz/Sven Tarp (eds.): ''Manual of Specialised Lexicography''. Benjamins 1995.

★ Sandro Nielsen: ''The Bilingual LSP Dictionary''. Gunter Narr 1994.

External links

★ Short annotated list of publications

★ Center for Lexicography

★ Free online vocabulary builder - creates specialized dictionaries from arbitrary text

★ Free online utility - creates specialized dictionaries from word list

★ Lexigraf