![]() What does Encarta mean in English?įrom Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishEn‧car‧ta /enˈkɑːtə $ -ɑːr-/ trademark a type of encyclopedia (=a product with articles about many different subjects) which was produced only on a CD-ROM or a DVD, and was not available as a printed book. However, you can still download it from other web portals but not from Microsoft. After, Microsoft announced it was discontinuing both the Encarta disc and online versions. ![]() ![]() The last version of Encarta was released in 2009. Other great apps like Microsoft Encarta are Kiwix (Free, Open Source), Encyclopædia Britannica (Freemium), (Free) and Aard Dictionary (Free, Open Source). The best alternative is Wikipedia, which is both free and Open Source. Who invented Encarta?Ĭredit goes to Antonio Meucci, an impoverished Italian-American candlemaker who, as the Italian-language Encarta tells it, beat Bell to the punch by five years. Safra, under whose leadership the company began a major restructuring. In 1996 Britannica was sold to financier Jacob E. Users paid a fee to access the information, which was located at. In 1994 Britannica debuted the first Internet-based encyclopaedia. 8 What was the first CD-ROM encyclopedia?.6 Are there any free encyclopedias available online?.3 Is Microsoft Encarta still available?.1 What was the first digital encyclopedia?.
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