[olug] Unix Tip: ONLINE/COMMAND-LINE DICTIONARY

[Jay Hannah]

thehaas at binary.net wrote:
> On Sun, May 04, 2003 at 05:54:25PM -0500, Adam Korab wrote:
> > Or just use a dict protocol server and any old dict protocol client.
> > Check out www.dict.org (old homepage section is most useful)
> 
> I prefer using Google (via the Google API) for my spelling help -- it
> seems to be better with suggestions.
> 
> Here is a simple script written with the Google API for Python -- I'm
> sure there is one for Perl as well:

Indeed. A spelling suggestion API is one of several Google interfaces
provided in Perl's Net::Google:

http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/Net-Google/Net/Google.html

(Which is a related but different subject from dictionary services.)

Jay Hannah
Omaha Perl Mongers: http://omaha.pm.org