ComputerLanguage:电脑语言百科全书由艾伦•弗里德曼和莫里森伊尔玛夫妇成立于1978年。1980年，电脑语言发展迅猛，电脑语言公司出版的电脑桌面百科全书包含300个小项，是500多场相关学术会议的知识汇总，到目前为止，300个小项已经发展成为25000个小项。

The Computer Language Company was founded in 1978 by husband-wife team Alan Freedman and Irma Morrison. When Freedman couldn't find a computer dictionary that would meaningfully augment the computer literacy classes he taught to Fortune 500 companies, he set out on a quest to purchase his first computer and write this "glaringly missing" reference.

The year 1980 was explosive for personal computers, and buzzwords were everywhere. The self-published 300-term, 60-page The Computer Glossary was a huge success in hundreds of seminars. Within a few years, writing the dictionary became a full-time job, and after 30 years, 300 terms grew to more than 25,000.

Although Freedman writes all the definitions in CDE, many outstanding professionals have provided technical assistance. Every major company in the industry has contributed to CDE and continues to do so. Channeled into print by one person, CDE is a collaboration of the best minds in the field.