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From: forsyth@cal... forsyth@cal...
Subject: [9fans] dict
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 08:45:56 BST

>>How are the dictionaries formated anyway?

each has its own.  dict uses a common index format (built using rc, awk and C)
but a different access routine (if a common interface) for each dictionary.