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*<s>[https://en.oxforddictionaries.com En.OxfordDictionaries.com]</s> — was great for [[:Category:English|English]], not so good for {{Wp|Engrish}} :-p | *<s>[https://en.oxforddictionaries.com En.OxfordDictionaries.com]</s> — was great for [[:Category:English|English]], not so good for {{Wp|Engrish}} :-p | ||
**En.OxfordDictionaries.com, the worlds original and most authoritative English language dictionary owned and hosted by Oxford University Press (OUP), was previously sold to an American commercial company, Lexico.com, and whilst Lexico originally continued to use official Oxford English Dictionary (OED) | **En.OxfordDictionaries.com, the worlds original and most {{Cambridge-Dictionary|authoritative}} English language {{Cambridge-Dictionary|dictionary}} owned and hosted by Oxford University Press (OUP), was previously sold to an American commercial company, Lexico.com, and whilst Lexico originally continued to use official Oxford English Dictionary (OED) {{Cambridge-Dictionary|definition}}s (and listed both {{Cambridge-Dictionary|british-english|British English}} ''and'' {{Cambridge-Dictionary|american-english|American English}} variations); in August 2022, Lexico.com is now owned by Dictionary.com, LLC. Sadly, all OED definitions have <u>disappeared</u> from Dictionary.com, and it frankly has some very serious errors. Its entry for [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/aircraftsman aircraftsman] is factually incorrect (it is categorically NOT a 'noncommissioned officer in the RAF'). Its entry for [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/raf RAF] lists some blatantly incorrect example uses of 'RAF'! | ||
*[https://dictionary.cambridge.org Dictionary.Cambridge.org] — from Cambridge University Press. Now our preferred English language online dictionary, listing definitions in both British English ''and'' American English variations (where applicable); this has an [[Special:Interwiki|interwiki]], use <tt><nowiki>[[Cambridge-Dictionary:***|***]]</nowiki></tt>, replacing | *[https://dictionary.cambridge.org Dictionary.Cambridge.org] — from Cambridge University Press. Now our {{Cambridge-Dictionary|preferred}} English language {{Cambridge-Dictionary|online}} dictionary, listing definitions in both British English ''and'' American English variations (where applicable); this has an [[Special:Interwiki|interwiki]], use <tt><nowiki>[[Cambridge-Dictionary:***|***]]</nowiki></tt>, replacing {{Cambridge-Dictionary|asterisk}}s with actual word (usually {{Cambridge-Dictionary|lowercase}} leading letter). Now also has an interwiki template: {{Template|Cambridge-Dictionary}}. | ||
*https://www.SSLlabs.com/ssltest/index.html — test the strength of security config | *https://www.SSLlabs.com/ssltest/index.html — test the strength of security config | ||
*<s>[http://Toolserver.org/~overlordq/cgi-bin/whois.cgi OverlordQs whois] — use this link to lookup [[IP address]]es</s> (sadly vanished)（*⌒ヮ⌒*） | *<s>[http://Toolserver.org/~overlordq/cgi-bin/whois.cgi OverlordQs whois] — use this link to lookup [[IP address]]es</s> (sadly vanished)（*⌒ヮ⌒*） | ||