electronic dictionary
Portable word database
An electronic dictionary is a dictionary in digital form, accessed through a dedicated device, computer, or smartphone app rather than printed pages.
Electronic dictionaries allow instant searching, audio pronunciations, and cross-referencing that physical books cannot match: I looked it up on my electronic dictionary.
The term increasingly sounds dated as most dictionaries are now digital by default.
- digitalOf discrete data
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- lookupAct of retrieving information
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