Editing Educational software (section)

===Reference software===
{{Main|Reference software}}
Many publishers of print [[dictionary|dictionaries]] and [[encyclopedia]]s have been involved in the production of educational reference software since the mid-1990s. They were joined in the reference software market by both startup companies and established software publishers, most notably [[Microsoft]].

The first commercial reference software products were reformulations of existing content into [[CD-ROM]] editions, often supplemented with new [[multimedia]] content, including compressed video and sound. More recent products made use of internet technologies, to supplement CD-ROM products, then, more recently, to replace them entirely.

[[Wikipedia]] and its offspins (such as [[Wiktionary]]) marked a new departure in educational reference software. Previously, encyclopedias and dictionaries had compiled their contents on the basis of invited and closed teams of specialists. The [[Wiki]] concept has allowed for the development of collaborative reference works through open cooperation incorporating experts and non-experts.