dict.rst

Dictionary.

Contents

• GoldenDict.
• StarDict.
• sdcv.
• dict.
• qstardict.
• fantasdic - dictionary application
• kdict.
• opendict.
• Clear text dict format.
  • dicML.
  • XDXF.
• Binary dict format.
  • DICT.
• dictd.
• Free dictionaries.
  • The Jargon Lexicon.
  • The Devil's Dictionary.
  • Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC).
  • Comprehensive English Dictionary.
  • Largest and most comprehensive thesaurus.
  • Dictionary of computer related acronyms.
  • WordNet.
  • Misc.
• Notable dictionaries.

GoldenDict.

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldenDict

StarDict.

stardic - an English-Chinese dictionary software for Unix stardic-gtk stardic-gnome

See

http://sourceforge.net/projects/sdcv/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardict

sdcv.

sdcv is the command line version of StarDict.

If set STARDICT_DATA_DIR, sdcv uses dir $STARDICT_DATA_DIR/dic as data directory.

See

http://sdcv.sourceforge.net/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sdcv

dict.

CLI client to dictd.

qstardict.

International dictionary written using Qt4.

fantasdic - dictionary application

kdict.

Dictionary client for KDE.

opendict.

Computer dictionary for several dictionary formats.

Clear text dict format.

dicML.

dicML is an XML-based markup language currently being developed to describe the contents of dictionaries.

http://gml.gidoo.de/eng/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DicML

XDXF.

XDXF (XML Dictionary eXchange Format) is a project to unite all existing open dictionaries and provide both users and developers with universal XML-based format, convertible from and to other popular formats like Mova, PtkDic, StarDict.

http://xdxf.revdanica.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XDXF

Binary dict format.

DICT.

DICT is a dictionary network protocol created by the DICT Development Group. It is described by RFC 2229. Its goal is to surpass the Webster protocol and to allow clients to access more dictionaries during use. Dict servers and clients use TCP port 2628.

http://www.dict.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DICT

dictd.

Dict servers and clients use TCP port 2628.

See

http://www.dict.org/ http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2229 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DICT

Free dictionaries.

The Jargon Lexicon.

$ sudo apt-get install dict-jargon

The Devil's Dictionary.

A satirical, cynical and irreverent dictionary of common words:

$ sudo apt-get install dict-devil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Dictionary
              Wikipedia.

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC).

$ sudo apt-get install dict-foldoc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOLDOC
              Wikipedia.

Comprehensive English Dictionary.

GCIDE contains the full text of the 1913 Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, supplemented by many definitions from WordNet, the Century Dictionary, 1906, and many additional definitions contributed by volunteers:

$ sudo apt-get install dict-gcide

Largest and most comprehensive thesaurus.

$ sudo apt-get install dict-moby-thesaurus

Dictionary of computer related acronyms.

$ sudo apt-get install dict-vera

WordNet.

$ sudo apt-get install dict-wn

Misc.

$ sudo apt-get install dict-elements

Notable dictionaries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolingual_learner%27s_dictionary

Monolingual learner's dictionary