Dictionary Context: GNOME Dictionary Library Reference Manual

## Dictionary Context

A dictionary context is a representation of a transport method, that is a way to access a dictionary source.

A dictionary source is any digital representation of a language dictionary which provides a way to programmatically query its contents for the available definitions of a word, phrase or any kind of text.

A dictionary source might use files encoded using the DICT or the StarDict formats, and offer an interface for queries compliant to the Dictionary Protocol as defined by the RFC 2229.