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RR 2002/127 WordReference.com
Michael Kellogg
Atlanta, GA
URL: http://www.wordreference.com
1999
Gratis
Last visited December 2001
Keywords Foreign languages, Terminology
The goal of WordReference is to facilitate reading Web pages in a foreign language by providing a dictionary lookup service. There is a straight translation search on the WordReference page, where users enter words to be translated. Free software (WordReference Personal) is available for download and installation on an individual PC. WordReference is also available for installation on Web sites. Users of either must have Netscape 4+ or IE 4 or 5 running on Windows 95/98/NT or higher.
The "translate a word" function is very simple and straightforward. Users enter a word in the desired box (for example "French to English") and click on the GO button. A list of translations of all dictionary entries, beginning with the word in the original...