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* StarDict.



See

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

** sdcv.

sdcv is the command line version of StarDict.

See

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

* Format.

** Clear text.

*** 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.

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