Noun: dictionary 'dik-shu,ne-ree [N. Amer], dik-sh(u)-n(u-)ree [Brit]
- A reference work containing a list of words in alphabetical order, giving their meaning, translation and/or other information
"She consulted the dictionary to find the precise definition of the word";
- lexicon
- (computing) a data structure consisting of key-value pairs, used to store the value of each unique key (e.g. some text or number)
"The programmer used a dictionary to store and quickly retrieve user information";
- associative array
Derived forms: dictionaries
Type of: wordbook
Encyclopedia: Dictionary