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Answers Looks Up Dictionary.com Purchase

Next to that term, Answers Corp found an entry for $100 million, and acquired Lexico Publishing Group.

Google Translate Gains Dictionary Info

I’ve taken classes in Spanish, French, and Latin (not by choice), and each of them sent people scrambling for various translation aids.  Unfortunately, many of those aids were horrible (“the cow climbs up the tree”).  Now Google’s stepping forward - alas, a little late for me - with new dictionary translations for Google Translate.

Live Search Defines Place In Dictionary

The online Merriam-Webster dictionary includes alternate links for more information about a term; among those links, visitors can find one going to Microsoft's Windows Live Search.

Webster And AskMeNow Launch Mobile Dictionary

AskMeNow, a mobile search company has partnered with Merriam-Webster, publisher of print and electronic English language references to launch a mobile dictionary. Customers can access the dictionary by texting ASKME (27563). The service is available in the US and Canada. Mobile users can also access interactive features such as Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day, which is designed to improve vocabulary and Open Dictionary, where members can create and submit their own new words and definitions.

Google Gadget University Awards

Google handed out awards for the best Google Gadgets by college students.

Preventing a Brute Force or Dictionary Attack

To understand and then combat a brute force attack, also known as a dictionary attack, we must start by understanding why it might be an appealing tool for a hacker.

Streaming Videos Not the Same as Podcasts

I was intrigued by the PRWeek headline: "Free podcasts become driving force in BMW branding push."

Optimization for Google Dictionary

graywolf has made some good observations about definitions appearing above the organic search results in Google.

The Dictionary Knows You Scanned It

If Google Print sees 'esquivalience' in a dictionary it wants to scan, they should stop and consider the legal ramifications.

Personal Dictionary for Ispell

Ispell works well, but it has to be the most confused project I've ever seen. I started looking into this because I got tired of seeing the same common words pop up for correction and wanted to add those words to some file that would cause Ispell to ignore them.