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Unit 9: Dictionaries

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He added, “These dictionaries are highly portable and compact which fits in your pocket
and enable quick consultation, even on the move.”
The EW- B100C, priced at ` 7995, has content of eight complete Oxford Dictionaries for
English. It has all types of searching features like headword search with example and
idiom search. This electronic dictionary provides unique facility of jump search with
spelling checker. This single model of dictionary operates the functions of multi dictionary
search, which helps to locate the history of the word. The unique feature Wildcard search
enables searching the meaning of a particular word by just typing only a part of the
spelling of the word.

One of its unique features is the Vocabulary List function, which helps in making individual
vocabulary list by saving referred words in any one of the lists available in the dictionary.
This helps in developing vocabulary of words and further in revising these saved words
from the list. Another important function is Text Marker Function, which helps in marking
any word and its meaning in three different colours. These marked words could be saved
in the vocabulary list for any future reference.
This dictionary is equipped with three zooming changeable font sizes. The Dictionary has
inbuilt Calculator function for doing normal calculation. The display of the screen is
colourful and easily readable for the eyes. The display for lines and characters is 15 * 64
@12 font size.

The dictionary has total weight of mere 175g including the battery. It has got long battery
life (up to 100 hours) and runs on both alkaline and rechargeable batteries.
Another high end model, EW- B2000C has twelve contents which include 11 complete
Oxford Dictionaries of English and French and 1 Britannica Concise Encyclopaedia. Priced
at ` 14,995, the EW B2000C along with above features also has useful features like speaking
function that comes with USB cable and earphones. With this speaking function, the user
can hear the accurate pronunciation of a word. It is also programmed with
100 works of world literature, which includes literary works of renowned author’s
like – Charles Dickens, George Elliot, O’ Henry and many more. What’s more, you can
read, listen to remarkable speeches and words of famous personalities such as Barack
Obama, Abraham Lincoln and William Shakespeare. It is also equipped with a Multilingual
Word and Phrase bank, which helps in getting meaning of any key word or phrase in six
different languages.
The size of the font is available with three different changeable sizes. The user can view
the still images from the memory card and transfer the text file though a memory card or
USB Port from a PC. After loading the text in dictionary though the Text Loader Software
(installed in PC), can find the meaning of any word from the text.

It has brilliant colour display with high resolution LCD panels. The display for lines and
characters is 23*80@12 font size. It also has the ability of changing the layout of the words.
This light weight dictionary including the battery weighs only 270g. It has got long
battery life (up to 130 hours) and runs on both alkaline and rechargeable batteries.
This model is compatible with the Casio projectors and hence screen of the device can be
projected through USB cable which comes along the dictionary. Teachers can easily explain
the vocabulary to the students along with demonstrating actual pronunciation of that
word.

These Electronic Dictionaries are TAFCOT designed (totally advanced force control
technology), which withstands impact caused by dropping; high pressure and any kind of
vibration for worry free commuting to school or work. High strength side beams and
super rigid aluminium alloy panels are built into the body to boost its rigidity and protect
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