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> &copy; 2000 by <SPAN
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>John Fleck</SPAN
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>      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDict</TT
> provides dictionary definitions of words,
      using any server that supports the <I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>dict</I
> protocol, an
      Internet standard for client/server dictionary applications.
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>      To run <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDict</TT
>, select
      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>GDict</B
> from the
      <B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>Utilities</B
> submenu of the <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Main
      Menu</B
>, or type <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>gdict -a</B
> on the command line.
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>      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDict</TT
> can also be started via a panel
      applet. To add this applet to a <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Panel</SPAN
>, right-click
      on the panel and choose
      <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Applets</B
>-&gt;<B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>Utility</B
>-&gt;<B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>GDict</B
>, or type <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>gdict</B
> on the command line.
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>      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDict</TT
> is included in the
      <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>gnome-utils</TT
> package, which is part of the GNOME
      desktop environment. This document describes version 1.1.0 of
      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDict</TT
>.
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