Welcome to Geeks to Go - Register now for FREE

Need help with your computer or device? Want to learn new tech skills? You're in the right place!
Geeks to Go is a friendly community of tech experts who can solve any problem you have. Just create a free account and post your question. Our volunteers will reply quickly and guide you through the steps. Don't let tech troubles stop you. Join Geeks to Go now and get the support you need!

How it Works Create Account

Javascript Disabled Detected

You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality.

Online Dictonaries?

Started by Dedrivudd , Oct 08 2005 04:29 AM

Please log in to reply

#1
Dedrivudd

Posted 08 October 2005 - 04:29 AM

Member

Member
98 posts

How to they work?

I don't get it.. I know it isn't simple but I just want to know. What language is needed to know? Do i need soemthing special?

How hard is it to make a program dictorinary? A program that people can download from a site and use it on their own comp.?

#2
brendandonhue

Posted 08 October 2005 - 11:22 PM

Member

Member
180 posts

The dictionary data can come from a DICT server. You can get specs for the DICT protocol here

You can try it out by using telnet to connect to dict.org on port 2628 and querying the dictionary.

Pretty much any programming language can do this kind of query.