Editing Oxford English Dictionary (section)

== Formats ==

=== Compact editions ===
[[File:Compact Oxford English Dictionary.jpg|thumb|Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, with included magnifying glass]]
[[File:Compact Oxford English Dictionary 2.jpg|thumb|A view inside the Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, showing the four pages per page format]]
In 1971, the 13-volume ''OED1'' (1933) was reprinted as a two-volume ''Compact Edition'', by photographically reducing each page to one-half its linear dimensions; each compact edition page held four ''OED1'' pages in a [[N-up|four-up]] ("4-up") format. The two-volume letters were ''A'' and ''P''; the first supplement was at the second volume's end. The ''Compact Edition'' included, in a small slip-case drawer, a  [[Bausch & Lomb]] magnifying glass to help in reading reduced type. Many copies were inexpensively distributed through [[Book sales club|book clubs]]. In 1987, the second supplement was published as a third volume to the ''Compact Edition''.

The 20-volume ''OED2'' (1989) was republished in 1991 as a compact edition ({{ISBN|978-0-19-861258-2}}). The format was re-sized to one-third of original linear dimensions, a nine-up ("9-up") format requiring a stronger magnifying glass (included), but allowing publication of a single-volume dictionary. This version include definitions of 500,000 words, in  290,000 main entries, with 137,000 pronunciations, 249,300 etymologies, 577,000 cross-references, and 2,412,000 illustrative quotations. It is accompanied ''A User's Guide to the "Oxford English Dictionary"'' by Donna Lee Berg.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Compact Oxford English Dictionary |edition=2nd |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=1991 |isbn=978-0-19-861258-2}}</ref> After this version was published, however, book club offers commonly continued to sell the two-volume 1971 ''Compact Edition''.<ref name=Considine />

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File:Compact OED.jpg|The ''Compact Oxford English Dictionary'' (second edition, 1991)
File:Compact OED entry.jpg|Part of an entry in the 1991 compact edition, with a centimetre scale showing the very small type sizes used
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=== Electronic versions ===
[[File:OED2-CD-1.png|thumb|A screenshot of the first version of the ''OED'' second edition CD-ROM software]]
[[File:OED2 4ed CD.png|thumb|''OED2'' 4th Edition CD-ROM]]

Once the dictionary was digitized and online, it was also available to be published on [[CD-ROM]]. The text of the first edition was made available in 1987.<ref>{{Cite journal |jstor=30204378 |title=Report on a New OED Project: A Study of the History of New Words in the New OED |last=Logan |first=H.&nbsp;M. |date=1989 |journal=Computers and the Humanities |doi=10.1007/BF02176644 |volume=23 |issue=4–5 |pages=385–395 |s2cid=46572232}}</ref> Afterward, three versions of the second edition were issued. Version 1 (1992) was identical in content to the printed second edition, and the CD itself was not copy-protected. Version 2 (1999) included the ''Oxford English Dictionary Additions'' of 1993 and 1997. These CD-ROM editions are for [[Microsoft Windows]] only.

Version 3.0 was released in 2002 with additional words from the ''OED3'' and software improvements. Version 3.1.1 (2007) added support for hard disk installation, so that the user does not have to insert the CD to use the dictionary. It has been reported that this version will work on operating systems other than Windows, using [[Emulator|emulation programs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://users.datarealm.com/xywwweb/oed.shtml#mac3 |title=v3.x under Macintosh OSX and Linux |date=21 December 2013 |access-date=7 June 2014 |website=Oxford English Dictionary (OED) on CD-ROM in a 16-, 32-, or 64-bit Windows environment |last=Holmgren |first=R.&nbsp;J. |archive-date=6 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706090900/http://users.datarealm.com/xywwweb/oed.shtml#mac3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite newsgroup |title=Oxford English Dictionary News |author=Bernie |newsgroup=alt.english.usage |message-id=07ymc.5870$pa7.1359@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com |url=https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/alt.english.usage/0RsDHF76nZc |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-date=6 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106225751/http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?hl=en&enc_user=Z0svgBAAAABVyP0f3-0_oPcXXKH8wWhj#!topic/alt.english.usage/0RsDHF76nZc |url-status=live}}</ref> Version 4.0 of the CD was released in June 2009 and has applications for both Windows (7 and later) and MacOS X (10.4 and later).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199563838.do |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629055729/http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199563838.do |archive-date=29 June 2009 |title=The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM Version 4.0 Windows/Mac Individual User Version |access-date=26 December 2013 |website=Oxford University Press}}</ref> This version uses the CD drive for installation, running only from the hard drive.

On 14 March 2000, the ''Oxford English Dictionary Online'' (''OED Online'') became available to subscribers.<ref>{{cite journal |last=New |date=23 March 2000 |title='The world's greatest dictionary' goes online |journal=Ariadne |issn=1361-3200 |url=http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue23/oed-online/ |access-date=18 March 2007 |first=Juliet |archive-date=5 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405041413/http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue23/oed-online/}}</ref> The online database containing the ''OED2'' is updated quarterly with revisions that will be included in the ''OED3'' (see above). The online edition is the most up-to-date version of the dictionary available. The ''OED'' website is not optimized for mobile devices, but the developers have stated that there are plans to provide an API to facilitate the development of interfaces for querying the ''OED''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.webometrics.org.uk/2009/08/looking-forward-to-an-oxford-english-dictionary-api/ |title=Looking Forward to an Oxford English Dictionary API |work=Webometric Thoughts |date=21 August 2009 |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606202140/http://blog.webometrics.org.uk/2009/08/looking-forward-to-an-oxford-english-dictionary-api/}}</ref>

The price for an individual to use this edition is £100 or US$100 a year; consequently, most subscribers are large organizations such as universities. Some public libraries and companies have also subscribed, including public libraries in the United Kingdom, where access is funded by the [[Arts Council of Great Britain|Arts Council]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kite |first=Lorien |date=15 November 2013 |title=The Evolving Role of the Oxford English Dictionary |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/dfdfba02-4c70-11e3-958f-00144feabdc0.html |archive-date=22 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622160556/http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/dfdfba02-4c70-11e3-958f-00144feabdc0.html |url-status=live |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |issn=0307-1766 |access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref> and public libraries in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://global.oup.com/uk/academic/online/library/#subscribe |title=How do I know if my public library subscribes? |access-date=6 January 2013 |website=Oxford University Press |archive-date=15 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115035054/http://global.oup.com/uk/academic/online/library/#subscribe |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://epic.org.nz/the-databases/by-vendor/OUP |title=Oxford University Press Databases available through EPIC |access-date=7 June 2014 |website=EPIC |archive-date=7 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707120753/http://epic.org.nz/the-databases/by-vendor/OUP}}</ref> Individuals who belong to a library which subscribes to the service are able to use the service from their own homes without charge.

* ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second edition on CD-ROM Version 3.1:
:*Upgrade version for 3.0 ({{ISBN|978-0-19-522216-6}}):
::*?th impression (2005-08-18)
* ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second edition on CD-ROM Version 4.0: Includes 500,000 words with 2.5 million source quotations, 7,000 new words and meanings. Includes Vocabulary from OED 2nd Edition and all 3 Additions volumes. Supports Windows 2000-7 and Mac OS X 10.4–10.5). Flash-based dictionary.
:*Full version ({{ISBN|0-19-956383-7}}/{{ISBN|978-0-19-956383-8}})
::*?th impression (2009-06-04)
:*Upgrade version for 2.0 and above ({{ISBN|0-19-956594-5}}/{{ISBN|978-0-19-956594-8}}): Supports Windows only.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://users.datarealm.com/xywwweb/oed.shtml#oed40 |title=Current OED Version 4.0 |access-date=6 January 2014 |archive-date=6 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706090900/http://users.datarealm.com/xywwweb/oed.shtml#oed40}}</ref>
::*?th impression (2009-07-15)
:*Print+CD-ROM version ({{ISBN|978-0-19-957315-8}}): Supports Windows Vista and Mac OS).
::*?th impression (2009-11-16)