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Research Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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encyclopedia | a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject usually arranged in alphabetical order. |
browser | a computer application used to get on the Internet to look at pages. |
keyword | word or words used to search the Internet for a specific topic. |
primary source | original materials from the original time period collected about the time |
secondary source | information created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate |
cite | to give credit to a source |
bibliography | a list of books and other writings about a specific topic; a list of sources used to write a research paper |
research | to look for and study different books and sources in order to find information on a topic |
source | a book, Internet website, encyclopedia, or other place from which something comes. |
search engine | websites that are designed to search the Internet for information. |