Editing Merriam-Webster (section)

==Services==
In 1996, Merriam-Webster launched its first website, which provided free access to an online dictionary and [[thesaurus]].<ref>{{Citation
  |dictionary= Merriam-Webster
  | title = Timeline: Merriam-Webster Milestones
  | url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/info/timeline-large.html
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150113101749/http://www.merriam-webster.com/info/timeline-large.html
  | archive-date = January 13, 2015
| access-date = October 14, 2018}}</ref>

Merriam-Webster has also published dictionaries of [[synonyms]], [[Merriam Webster's Dictionary of English Usage|English usage]], [[geography]] in its ''[[Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary]]'', [[biography]], [[proper names]], [[medical terminology|medical terms]], [[sports]] terms, [[slang]], Spanish/English, and others. Non-dictionary publications include ''Collegiate Thesaurus'', ''Secretarial Handbook'', ''Manual for Writers and Editors'', ''Collegiate Encyclopedia'', ''Encyclopedia of Literature'', and ''Encyclopedia of World Religions''.

On February 16, 2007, Merriam-Webster announced the launch of a mobile dictionary and [[thesaurus]] service developed with Ask Me How, a mobile search and information provider. Consumers can use the service to access definitions, spelling, and synonyms via [[text message]]. Other services  include Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day and Open Dictionary, a [[wiki]] service, which provides subscribers the opportunity to create and submit their own new words and definitions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/AskMeNow-and-Merriam-Webster-Launch-Mobile-Dictionary-47324.shtml |title=AskMeNow and Merriam-Webster Launch Mobile Dictionary |last1=Trusca |first1=Sorin |date=February 16, 2007 |publisher=[[Softpedia]] |access-date=March 14, 2014 |archive-date=November 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112140401/https://news.softpedia.com/news/AskMeNow-and-Merriam-Webster-Launch-Mobile-Dictionary-47324.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>