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Grahp: Link to .json format in Dictionary

2026-05-04T18:34:02Z

Link to .json format in Dictionary

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	Dictionaries are customizable and highly personalized. No two stenographers, even those who begin with the same dictionary, have an identical dictionary.		Dictionaries are customizable and highly personalized. No two stenographers, even those who begin with the same dictionary, have an identical dictionary.

	There are various file types, or [[Dictionary format\|dictionary formats]] used to store dictionaries. In Plover, the default file type is .json.		There are various file types, or [[Dictionary format\|dictionary formats]] used to store dictionaries. In Plover, the default file type is [[Dictionary format#JSON\|.json]].

	==Dictionary creation==		==Dictionary creation==

BTackt: /* Dictionary behavior */ just straight up copying out of the dictionary format page

2025-07-04T04:23:53Z

Dictionary behavior: just straight up copying out of the dictionary format page

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	How dictionaries lookup from top to bottom		How dictionaries lookup from top to bottom

			If two dictionaries contain the same steno strokes, Plover will use the one in the dictionary that has the highest priority. The dictionaries in the dictionary list are prioritized from the top down with Plover 4.0+.

			Prior to Plover 4, default dictionary priority was bottom-up. The ordering of dictionary priority can be changed in the configuration settings to be bottom-up or top-down.

	How dictionaries deal with edge problems		How dictionaries deal with edge problems

BTackt: taking stuff away from a diff page lol

2025-07-04T04:19:17Z

taking stuff away from a diff page lol

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	==Dictionary behavior==		==Dictionary behavior==
			You can add additional dictionaries to Plover. Dictionaries may be located on your system in any directory/folder; they do not have to be in a subdirectory/subfolder of the Plover installation.

	How dictionaries lookup from top to bottom		How dictionaries lookup from top to bottom

BTackt at 04:11, 4 July 2025

2025-07-04T04:11:47Z

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	In the context of stenography, a '''dictionary''' is a file that contains mappings of outlines to translations.		In the context of stenography, a '''dictionary''' is a file that contains mappings of outlines to translations.

			When the stenographer sends a [[stroke]] through a computer-connected keyboard to translation software such as [[Plover software\|Plover]], the software uses the dictionary as a lookup table to return the translation as output.

			Dictionaries are customizable and highly personalized. No two stenographers, even those who begin with the same dictionary, have an identical dictionary.

	There are various file types, or [[Dictionary format\|dictionary formats]] used to store dictionaries. In Plover, the default file type is .json.		There are various file types, or [[Dictionary format\|dictionary formats]] used to store dictionaries. In Plover, the default file type is .json.

	How dictionaries ~~look~~ from top to bottom		==Dictionary creation==
			Creation of dictionaries is typically based upon a [[theory]] which dictates the rules of what outlines will correspond to what translations.

			Generally speaking, upon acquisition of theory learning materials, a base dictionary is also distributed. In the case of free theories such as [[Plover theory]] or [[Lapwing theory]], the dictionary is also available freely. This allows the new stenographer to start translating right away by using existing entered entries without having to implement theory rules themselves.

			Programmatically generated dictionaries are being explored by Plover community members through tools such as [[Froj]] and [[Quartz]].

			==Dictionary behavior==
			How dictionaries lookup from top to bottom

	How dictionaries deal with edge problems		How dictionaries deal with edge problems

			Dictionary organization/stack/separation

			==Job dictionaries==

	[[Category:Stenography]]		[[Category:Stenography]]

BTackt: need to create info about terminology

2025-07-04T03:57:15Z

need to create info about terminology

New page

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In the context of stenography, a '''dictionary''' is a file that contains mappings of outlines to translations.

There are various file types, or [[Dictionary format|dictionary formats]] used to store dictionaries. In Plover, the default file type is .json.

How dictionaries look from top to bottom

How dictionaries deal with edge problems

[[Category:Stenography]]