The GNOME Dictionary Library

Dictionary Context
Context Implementations
Dictionary Source
Dictionary Sources Loader

Dictionary Context

A dictionary context is a representation of a transport method, that is a way to access a dictionary source.

A dictionary source is any digital representation of a language dictionary which provides a way to programmatically query its contents for the available definitions of a word, phrase or any kind of text.

A dictionary source might use files encoded using the DICT or the StarDict formats, and offer an interface for queries compliant to the Dictionary Protocol as defined by the RFC 2229.

Context Implementations

The only context implementation currently available is a client for the Dictionary Protocol.