DICT (protocol)
DICT is a dictionary network protocol described in 1997 in RFC 2229 . It was developed by the DICT Development Group . The aim of the protocol is to replace the Webster protocol . The DICT protocol uses the TCP port 2628.
Selection of dictionaries which are available via DICT
DICT server implementations
- dictd - The first (official) server of the DICT Development Group
- DictD ++ - A server in C ++
- GNU Dico
DICT client implementations
- cURL
- dictc
- GNOME Dictionary
DICT file format
The dictionaries consist of two .index files and one .dict file. These files must first be compiled with dictfmt .
The source code files have a very simple structure:
:wort1:Definiton
:Eumel:unsympathischer Mensch
Each line starts with a colon followed by the word. This is followed by another colon with the definition. A line is ended with a newline .
Web links
- Rickard E. Faith, Bret Martin, U. North Carolina: RFC 2229 . - A Dictionary Server Protocol . [Errata: RFC 2229 ]. October 1997. (English).