This product provides digital access to the Oxford English Dictionary for networked environments. The Oxford University Press developed this software to facilitate institutional and academic access to the comprehensive historical record of the English language. It serves as a digital interface for the second edition of the dictionary, allowing multiple users within a local network to consult definitions, etymologies, and historical usage examples simultaneously.

Experts recognize this software as a legacy tool for academic and library environments requiring offline access to the OED. Users often note that while the interface is dated, the content remains a foundational resource for linguistic research.