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[[File:FWEncyclopedia.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia'', ''ca.'' 1960s]]
'''Encyclopedia''' (Greek: ''ἐνκύκλιos παιδεία'', ''enkyklios paideia''; "circle of instruction") refers to a reference resource giving information on many subjects or on the many aspects of one subject. As such, an encyclopedia is generally a summary, a storehouse of knowledge collected in an alphabetical or thematic way with an objective and universal claim, and not specialized, monothematic or subjective as a treaty or an essay. [[Encyclopedia Britannica|Encyclopaedia Britannica]] is among the best known and widely read print encyclopedias, though [[Wikipedia®]] and [[Conservapedia]] are both well-known encyclopedias based on [[MediaWiki]] software and hosted on the internet.
'''Encyclopedia''' (Greek: ''ἐνκύκλιos παιδεία'', ''enkyklios paideia''; "circle of instruction") refers to a reference resource giving information on many subjects or on the many aspects of one subject. As such, an encyclopedia is generally a summary, a storehouse of knowledge collected in an alphabetical or thematic way with an objective and universal claim, and not specialized, monothematic or subjective as a treaty or an essay. [[Encyclopedia Britannica|Encyclopaedia Britannica]] is among the best known and widely read print encyclopedias, though [[Wikipedia®]] and [[Conservapedia]] are both well-known encyclopedias based on [[MediaWiki]] software and hosted on the internet.