Editing Single-field dictionary (section)

{{Short description|Dictionary specialized for one subject field}}
[[File:File-Oxford Dictionary of Biology Eighth Edition.jpg|thumb|The ''Oxford Dictionary of Biology''.]]

A '''single-field dictionary''' is a [[specialized dictionary]] that has been designed and compiled to cover the terms of one particular subject field. Single-field dictionaries should be contrasted with [[multi-field dictionary|multi-field dictionaries]] and [[sub-field dictionary|sub-field dictionaries]].

Examples of single-field dictionaries are a dictionary of law, a dictionary of economics and a dictionary of welding.

The main advantage of single-field dictionaries is that they can easily be [[maximizing dictionary|maximizing dictionaries]], i.e. attempt to cover as many terms of the subject field as possible without being a dictionary in several volumes.