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FD is a very different and special kind of Desktop Dictionary. FD is a reincarnation of my Jorj Shareware Dictionary (JorjSoftware Co.), a TSR/DOS program and the original and only Phonetic Dictionary. It was first release in 1991 after several years ofdevelopment. The effort began as a computer design problem. The object being to develop an algorithm to search a database of words basedon pronunciation rather than spelling The problem first arose in the 1980s while working on a project to develop computer software toautomate the look-up portion of work done by directory-assistance telephone operators. I learned then that often callers would seek helpfinding someone's phone number but were not able to spell the person's last name. I recalled that the Census Bureau encountered the sameproblem in the 1930s and developed what was called the "Soundex System". The problem intrigued me and after the phonecompany project was completed, I began to work on a computerized version of a similar solution. Once I had completed a working model, the telephone company project was long over and so I had a solution to a problem thatdidn't exist. It was obvious, however, that what worked for a list of names would work equally well for a list of everyday words and so the effortto develop a phonetic dictionary was born. The final result is that unlike most computerized dictionary which were designed for the printingpress, FD was designed as a computer system. Therefore, the user is able, most of the time, to locate words he is unable to spell (e.g.suenomi, farmasuitikul, lickwasashun). Being designed as a computerized tool allowed for another unique feature. FD includes a functioncalled SCAN which permits the user to scan the definition database for any particular word or phrase. This is a powerful and unique functionthat creates a list of all related dictionary entries. For example, "fear" as a keyword would list all phobias, as it is used in theirdefinitions.
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