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The [[edict|edict.el]] package searches for character at point or a region in a local dictionary such as Edict or Kanjidic, and displays results in a buffer. | The [[edict|edict.el]] package searches for character at point or a region in a local dictionary such as Edict or Kanjidic, and displays results in a buffer. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:38, 24 June 2012
Emacs facilitates looking up items in a dictionary, programmer's manual, or any similar list. The search results appearing in an Emacs buffer can then be transformed or reorganized.
Wikipedia:Lookup notes that "In computing, lookup usually refers to searching a data structure for an item that satisfies some specified property."
Operational schemes
Here "dictionary" can mean any list of items, including programmer's manuals.
Note that "sends a query" could be as simple as a keystroke sending a character at point or region.
Examples:
- Emacs searches local dictionary and displays results in a buffer
- Emacs sends a query to another program (dictionary server) on the same machine, and displays results in a buffer
- Emacs sends a query over a network and displays results in a buffer
- Emacs sends a query to another program (dictionary server) on the same machine, but results are in another program, not an Emacs buffer
- Emacs sends a query over a network, and results are displayed in another program (e.g. web browser tab)
The edict.el package searches for character at point or a region in a local dictionary such as Edict or Kanjidic, and displays results in a buffer.
See also
External Links
- Lookup
- can display results from CD-ROM books and online dictionaries
- Dictionary lookup
- Xahlee: Emacs sends a query and displays results in a buffer
- Emacs lookup
- Xahlee: Emacs sends a query and switches to browser for results
- DictMode
- package for querying RFC 2229 dictionary servers