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Slovoed

Slovoed is a series of multilingual electronic dictionaries and phrasebooks for computers and mobile devices from Paragon Software Group .

Content

  • 1 History
  • 2 Classification of dictionaries
  • 3 Supported Devices
  • 4 Slovoed Dictionaries Appendix
  • 5 Training Tools
  • 6 notes
  • 7 References

History

year 2000. Paragon Software releases the first dictionary software engine for Palm OS . The dictionary, called Slovoed, allows you to fully translate many thousands of language units using a handheld device.

year 2001. Slovoed Dictionary receives its first award from Pocket PC Magazine, becoming a finalist in the "Best Product of 2001" nomination.

2002 year. Slovoed is adapted for Pocket PC and Symbian OS platforms . All Sony Ericsson devices are distributed in Europe with pre-installed Slovoed dictionaries.

2003 year. Slovoed dictionaries support more than 100 language pairs based on vocabulary databases from leading world linguistic companies. Slovoed for Pocket PC is the first and only dictionary program to successfully pass the test in accordance with Microsoft for Pocket PC 2002 certification. As part of a joint project with the American publisher Merriam-Webster, Paragon Software is creating the world's only electronic version of the Merriam-Webster dictionaries for mobile devices, based on the Slovoed core and under the publisher’s brand. Pocket LOOX PDAs from Fujitsu-Siemens are distributed with the complete Paragon Software localization package, including Slovoed dictionaries. At the Nokia press conference in Helsinki, Slovoed dictionaries are announced as the first software applications developed for the Nokia 6600. [1]

2005 year. Windows Mobile devices from Asus , Samsung , MiTAC , HP , E-TEN , Fujitsu-Siemens and other companies are distributed with Slovoed dictionaries including 150 language pairs and more than 1 million translations.

2006 year. The development of Slovoed dictionaries for Java and desktop computers running the Windows and Mac OS operating systems begins.

2007 year Slovoed dictionaries are updated with Oxford , DUDEN , PONS and Harrap dictionaries. 100 thousand flagship models of smartphones Sony Ericsson are equipped with Slovoed dictionaries. [2]

2008 year. The first Slovoed dictionaries for devices with the iOS operating system are coming out.

year 2009. Slovoed dictionaries are being developed for devices based on BlackBerry OS and Android .

2010 year. Slovoed dictionaries for smartphones running bada are released .

year 2012. Slovoed electronic dictionaries for Windows Phone and Amazon Kindle e-books begin production.

year 2013. Slovoed dictionaries for the Windows 8 operating system are being developed. Slovoed dictionaries for devices with the Tizen operating system are on sale. Paragon Software Group is moving to a new model of electronic dictionary sales for iOS devices through the Slovoed Dictionaries container.

year 2014. The Oxford Learners' Thesaurus Dictionary and Aldo Gabrielli's Great Italian Dictionary from Hoepli are published.

2015 year. The Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English (OLDAE) is being published in collaboration with Oxford University Press, a British publisher.

In the same year, the Slovoed Dictionaries and the Drofa Publishers dictionaries were published (New Orthoepic Dictionary of the Russian Language with Information on Accent, Pronunciation and Grammatical Forms; D. N. Ushakova Spelling Dictionary of the Russian Language (with all new changes); New spelling dictionary-reference book of the Russian language) for computers and portable devices based on Windows 8.1. [3]

The Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English (OLDAE) - the print edition, CD version and iOS application - received the ELTon award from the British Council on June 4 in London in the category “Innovation in Learning” [4] .

The Slovoed Deluxe dictionary update for the new iOS 9 operating system has been released. It is now possible to use Spotlight on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch.

A Russian - English physics dictionary for Android and Mac OS devices is being released. The dictionary contains about 76,000 terms in all areas of modern physics, fundamental and latest.

2016 year. Paragon Software releases a large-scale update of Slovoed applications for iOS and Android [5] : an improved full-text search algorithm, PenReader handwriting recognition . The update provided full support for the new multitasking features in iOS 9, including Slide Over, Split View and the ability to search and translate words from third-party applications. Android users received two specially designed educational games: Slovoed Spelling Game and Gallows.

Dictionary Classification

Paragon Software Holding develops, based on Slovoed technology, dictionaries of various types and purposes - from simple phrasebooks for travelers to specialized thesauri. The main types of dictionaries that were issued by the developer are spelling dictionaries , reference dictionaries , explanatory dictionaries , linguoculturological, bilingual dictionaries of lexical parallels, thesauri .

Supported Devices

Slovoed electronic dictionaries are available for the following types of electronic devices:

  • Personal computers and laptops with Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7/8 and Mac OS operating systems.
  • Mobile devices with operating systems: iOS , Android , Windows Mobile , Windows Phone , Symbian OS , BlackBerry OS , bada and Tizen .
  • Devices supporting Java .
  • Amazon Kindle e-books and tablets.

Slovoed Dictionaries Application

In 2013, Paragon Software released the Slovoed Dictionaries app for iOS devices . The application is a modernized vocabulary shell, which initially provides free limited access to most company dictionaries available for the iOS platform. Users are given the opportunity to test for free any of the available dictionaries and make a conscious purchase based on their own feelings, and not focusing solely on screenshots , as it was before. After making a purchase, the dictionary is automatically integrated into the application, which provides further opportunities for working with the dictionary. The functionality of the Slovoed Dictionaries application is completely identical to the functionality of individual Slovoed dictionaries. The container may contain an unlimited number of electronic dictionaries.

Learning Tools

All Slovoed dictionaries are equipped with additional features for learning languages. To memorize new words, the classic “Card Test” is provided, and the built-in game Slovoed Spelling helps to remember the correct spelling, as well as to develop the perception of foreign speech by ear. The game Slovoed Spelling is available as an application on the social network VKontakte.

Notes

  1. ↑ Paragon Software received an award from Nokia - IKSMEDIA.RU (neopr.) . IKSMEDIA.RU - a business portal for business in telecom, IT, media. Date of treatment December 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ 100 thousand Sony Ericsson smartphones will acquire SlovoEdom - CNews (neopr.) . CNews.ru. Date of treatment December 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Vocabulary of the Bustard Publishing House is now on Windows 8.1 (unopened) . slovoed.com. Date of treatment December 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ The Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English has received an honorary award (neopr.) . slovoed.com. Date of treatment December 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ Paragon Software has released a massive update to Slovoed for iOS and Android / Soft.CNews ( unspecified ) . zoom.cnews.ru. Date of treatment March 21, 2016.

Links

  • slovoed.ru
  • REVIEW OF THE DICTIONARY “SLOVOED DELUXE”
  • Words under the fingers. SlovoEd 7.1 review (inaccessible link)
  • History of Paragon Software (SHDD) and Epocware
  • Slovoed dictionaries: 120 dictionaries for 35 languages ​​in one bottle
  • Slovoed has come to Amazon Kindle e-readers!
  • Slovoed Dictionaries for Mac OS X Released
  • Slovoed Dictionaries app for iOS brings together 120 dictionaries for 35 languages
  • Slovoed Pro - the most comprehensive Russian-Italian dictionary on the App Store
  • Slovoed Dictionaries for iPhone and iPad
  • Do you need an iOS interpreter?
  • Features of the electronic dictionary Slovoed
  • Paragon Software's Slovoed Dictionaries app lets you try out a dictionary before buying it
  • PC dictionaries
  • Slovoed Deluxe: Talking Dictionary
  • Full-text Slovoed Dictionaries
  • Slovoed dictionaries combined into one application
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slovoed&oldid=101824974


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