What is a meta-dictionary Service?

The meta-dictionary service uses web-based dictionaries to translate words and expression from one language to another. It combines the power of these dictionaries in a single access point. So it is extremely easy to translate between different languages.

Service specificities

• Internet access via applet version
• Internet access via HTML version
• Handy access via WML version http://azn.oops.de/dict.wml
  (via internet you need a WML- browser, eg. from Nokia)
• Phone access via VXML version http://azn.oops.de:8080/dia/dictionary_vxml.vxml
  (via internet you need a VXML-browser, eg. from Motorola)

Advantages of a meta dictionary

• Easy and consistent handling of different dictionaries
• The meta-dictionary remembers result sets of a session
• Single translation access point
• No pop-up windows or bothering banners
• Ubiquitous service availibility

Online dictionaries

• Freedict dictionary http://www.freedict.com/
• Leo dictionary http://dict.leo.org
• Travlang dictionary http://dictionaries.travlang.com