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1. What are 'dixio.com', 'dixio for your website' and 'dixio desktop'?

They are services that aid understanding of concepts by providing definitions, translations, images and encyclopedic content on the fly.

They are the fruit of innovative technology that, along with the included content, allows for the management of:

- definitions, translations and images
- uninflected and inflected forms
- encyclopedic forms
- compound expressions in context
- general and specialized meanings

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2. What is 'dixio for your site'?

It's dixio for your website. It offers definitons, translations, images and encyclopedic content that helps your users better understand the words in your website's text with a single click.

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3. What is 'dixio.com'?

dixio.com is an online search portal where you can look up definitions and translations. You can enter as a guest or by means of a subscription.
It has advanced functions which allow you to customize the appearance, the order in which the content appears and the quantity of content available.

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4. What is 'dixio desktop'?

It's dixio for your PC. It offers definitons, translations, images and encyclopedic content that helps you better understand the words in your emails, in the websites you visit and in the documents on your computer.

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5. How much does it cost?

Nothing. You can use dixio for free.

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6. Where can I use dixio?

You can make the most of dixio from any computer with Internet access. And you can use the click-over-a-word system on your computer by downloading dixio desktop.

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7. Using 'click-over-a-word' to look up a word

You can look up words easily.
If you have dixio desktop you can use the key combination 'CTRL + mouseclick' when your cursor is over a word.
You can always double-click on a word within dixio search results to get its definition or translation.
When you browse the Internet you can double-click on any word found on websites with the 'dixio-inside' logo.

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8. Searches from search textbox

At dixio.com as well as from within dixio desktop there is a textbox for looking up and translating words.

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9. Can I use dixio without registering?

Just go to dixio.com and you can make the most of dixio.
You can also download dixio desktop and use it in basic mode on your PC.
When navigating the Internet, check for pages with the dixio inside logo, where you can double-click on any word to pull up dixio.

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10. How can I get more specialized dictionaries?

If you sign up for a dixio account, you can subscribe to any of the free dictionaries available.
You can also make the most of Premium content during the trial period or with a paid subscription.
What's more, you choose the order and appearance of search results

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11. How do I look up a word?

Just type the word you want to look up into the search textbox. You can choose the language of the results from the dropdown menu that appears under the search textbox.

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12. Can I search for translations?

just write the word in the search textbox. You can choose the language of the translation from the dropdown menu that appears under the search textbox.

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13. Can I look up a word from a URL?

Yes, if you prefer you can look up a word or a translation by writing our url, followed by the word you want to look up or have translated. For example, if you want to look up the word "cat" write "http://www.dixio.com/cat" and you will be taken to the entry.

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