Dictionary

01.22.13

Mac 101: Mountain Lion's Magic Trackpad triple-finger tap dictionary lookup

Let's say you're reading TUAW and you see that I've used the word "peripatetic" in a post. Whil...

By S. Sande, 01.22.13

11.16.12

Enfour shares more details about app piracy

A few days ago, we wrote about the story of Enfour, an app developer that's specialized in a bu...

By M. Schramm, 11.16.12

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11.13.12

Dictionary apps try to shame supposed pirates, plan backfires

A series of Dictionary apps recently took an, um, "innovative" path to fighting software piracy...

By M. Schramm, 11.13.12

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10.18.12

Latest Swype beta brings hotwords, knows what Gangnam Style is

If you've ever been stymied by your Android keyboard's limited grasp on the latest slanguage, don'...

By S. Dent, 10.18.12

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07.13.12

Merriam-Webster announces Dictionary API for developers, coming to a word game near you

Merriam-Webster just announced its new Dictionary API, which gives developers access to the full d...

By S. Silbert, 07.13.12

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06.01.12

Google image search results crammed into picture dictionary

Though not quite a replacement for Mountain View's ill-fated dictionary, this 1,240 page tome cont...

By A. Santos, 06.01.12

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03.30.12

Apple's definition of "Apple" could use an update

As pointed out to Engadget, Apple's own Dictionary entry could use a little polishing, with no...

By M. Lavey-Heaton, 03.30.12

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03.30.12

Apple needs to redefine itself, but that shouldn't take long

We know that Apple can be OCD-ish about dictionaries at times, but is any brave Cupertino intern re...

By S. Sakr, 03.30.12

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03.19.12

Researchers find fewer words being added to languages, fewer ways to tell you precisely that

What if one of the words in this post means absolutely nothing in the year 2094? It's possible, and...

By D. Murph, 03.19.12

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08.05.11

Google Dictionary slams shut forever, world unsurprisingly at a loss for words

close &ensp; &ensp;/v. kloʊz; adj., adv. kloʊs or, for 51, kloʊz; n. kloʊz for 59, 60, 63–6...

By D. Murph, 08.05.11

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Dictionary

Mac 101: Mountain Lion's Magic Trackpad triple-finger tap dictionary lookup

Enfour shares more details about app piracy

Dictionary apps try to shame supposed pirates, plan backfires

Latest Swype beta brings hotwords, knows what Gangnam Style is

Merriam-Webster announces Dictionary API for developers, coming to a word game near you

Google image search results crammed into picture dictionary

Apple's definition of "Apple" could use an update

Apple needs to redefine itself, but that shouldn't take long

Researchers find fewer words being added to languages, fewer ways to tell you precisely that

Google Dictionary slams shut forever, world unsurprisingly at a loss for words

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