Dictd
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Dictd is the reference implementation of the DICT network protocol, which serves language dictionaries (AKA glossaries) over a network. It stores its database in a simple text-based file with extension .dict (or .dict.dz when using Dzip), alongside an index file with the extension .index.[2] There is an extension called "dictzip" that uses the Gzip format, with extra index data in its headers, to compress the dictionary. [3]
Links
References
- ↑ Dictd source → ChangeLog
- ↑ Wikipedia:DICT#DICT_file_format
- ↑ Dictd source → dictzip.1.in; should also be available
man 1 dictzipon a computer with the Dictd programs installed
