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Re:Definr: Incredibly fast dictionary by axod on Monday November 26, 2007 @07:24AM (#83542)
I'm not sure it's incredibly fast, sure it uses auto-complete and ajax to load things instead of a page refresh, but it seems a similar speed to conventional web based dictionaries to me.
Re:Definr: Incredibly fast dictionary by sethjohn on Monday November 26, 2007 @03:26PM (#83681)
It updates the word list underneath the search bar with every letter typed...at full speed typing. Since typing speed pretty much defines the maximum data input speed, I think that qualifies as 'incredibly fast'.
Re:Definr: Incredibly fast dictionary by axod on Monday November 26, 2007 @05:37PM (#83738)
heh I wasn't that bothered about the 'suggest' feature. You still have to wait for the definition to appear.

Still cool, but I'm not sure it's much faster (Assuming you don't care about the suggest functionality).

Re:Definr: Incredibly fast dictionary by sethjohn on Tuesday November 27, 2007 @10:59AM (#83934)
I was interested in the suggest feature mostly because I didn't know how to spell "quotidian"!

Otherwise, the differences are more about presentation than an actual difference in the technology. I guess I was really just impressed by the user interface of Definr.