[jsword-devel] Strong vs Dictionary vs Glossary ?

[Chris Little]

DM Smith wrote:
> On May 8, 2008, at 10:53 PM, Tonny Kohar wrote:
>> - What is the difference between Dictionary and Glossary ? I see the
>> content it is basically the same, it is only phrase/word with
>> description
> 
> Lexicon, Glossary and Dictionary are pretty much interchangeable. From  
> a mechanical perspective, the code doesn't draw any distinction.
> 
> Our Glossaries are mappings between two languages, with one usually  
> being English.

The other important facet of glossaries are that the entries are 
extremely short. One or two word entries are preferred. They're intended 
to allow quick lookups while the mouse is hovering over a word.

In practice, they're not all that interesting or useful.

--Chris