Directory of online glossaries
Other online glossaries which may offer alternative definitions and go into more depth within specific areas:
European Union
Directory of terms, initiatives and acronyms to do with policy making in the EU.
Government
A-Z of government organisations and initiatives, with links to the relevant websites.
Cambridgeshire County Council
Aims to demystify the various terms relating to modernising government (some terms are focused specifically on Cambridgeshire, but most have national relevance).
Health
An A-Z of patient and public involvement issues and guidance. Click the image on the top right for a PDF file which goes into more depth.
Our Healthier Nation
Glossary of terms, initiatives and acronyms within the health field.
The NHS Explained Patients Association
Directory of National Health Service (NHS) acronyms.
Housing
Quest-net Dictionary
Defines acronyms and terms relating to housing and economic & social regeneration.
Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
Comprehensive and easy-to-understand definitions of Internet and computing jargon.
Wired for Good
Definitions of common technical terms - part of an online guidebook to technology for non-profit organisations.
Women Connect
Glossary of Web and Internet jargon for the non-technical.
International Development
Learning, Skills & Employment
Defines terms around community education & learning.
Department for Work & Pensions
Explains initiatives and programmes within the area of employment and benefits.
Neighbourhood Renewal
Glossary of terms within regeneration and economic development policy.
Local Strategic Partnerships Online
Dictionary of jargon and technical terms used within Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs).
Quest-net Dictionary
Defines acronyms and terms relating to housing and economic & social regeneration.
Renewal.net
Defines statutory and regeneration acronyms and terms.
Participation
Describes the tools with which social scientists and other development practitioners encourage and enable participation.
Regions
Rural
SocialEnterprise
Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS)
Directory of over 80 national umbrella and resource bodies for the VCS, including contact details, membership and activity information.
Society Guardian Public & Voluntary Sector Glossary
Provides plain English definitions to hundreds of terms, phrases and acronyms in the public and voluntary sectors, with links to related articles and websites with more information.
VolResource
Voluntary and Community Sector Grants
Explains funding and statutory jargon used within the VCS, as well as acronyms of organisations and programmes.
Voluntary Sector National Training Organisation (VSNTO)
Miscellaneous
Acronym Finder
US
Voluntary Arts Network
Words, phrases and acronyms that may be used in the voluntary arts world.
Directory of terms, initiatives and acronyms to do with policy making in the EU.
A-Z of government organisations and initiatives, with links to the relevant websites.
Cambridgeshire County Council
Aims to demystify the various terms relating to modernising government (some terms are focused specifically on Cambridgeshire, but most have national relevance).
An A-Z of patient and public involvement issues and guidance. Click the image on the top right for a PDF file which goes into more depth.
Glossary of terms, initiatives and acronyms within the health field.
The NHS Explained
Directory of National Health Service (NHS) acronyms.
Quest-net Dictionary
Defines acronyms and terms relating to housing and economic & social regeneration.
Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
Comprehensive and easy-to-understand definitions of Internet and computing jargon.
Definitions of common technical terms - part of an online guidebook to technology for non-profit organisations.
Glossary of Web and Internet jargon for the non-technical.
Defines terms around community education & learning.
Department for Work & Pensions
Explains initiatives and programmes within the area of employment and benefits.
Neighbourhood Renewal
Glossary of terms within regeneration and economic development policy.
Dictionary of jargon and technical terms used within Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs).
Quest-net Dictionary
Defines acronyms and terms relating to housing and economic & social regeneration.
Renewal.net
Defines statutory and regeneration acronyms and terms.
Describes the tools with which social scientists and other development practitioners encourage and enable participation.
Social
Directory of over 80 national umbrella and resource bodies for the VCS, including contact details, membership and activity information.
Society Guardian Public & Voluntary Sector Glossary
Provides plain English definitions to hundreds of terms, phrases and acronyms in the public and voluntary sectors, with links to related articles and websites with more information.
Explains funding and statutory jargon used within the VCS, as well as acronyms of organisations and programmes.
Acronym Finder
Words, phrases and acronyms that may be used in the voluntary arts world.
