Free dictionaries.
authorOleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:30:30 +0300
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Free dictionaries.
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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+=============
+ Dictionary.
+=============
+.. contents::
+
+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
+