From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2026/2/20 13:10:20, John C. wrote:   
   > J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   >> John C. wrote:   
   >> []   
   >>   
   >> Whatever it's collecting about me, there are far worse spies.   
   >>>   
   >>> For an actual dictionary that provides definitions, I use WordWeb:   
   >>>   
   >>>   https://wordweb.info/free/   
   >>   
   >> Thanks, noted. (Though I'd probably use OED, Chambers, or Wiktionary.)   
   > They're great if you want to use a web service, but sometimes I'm   
   > offline -I plug both my cable modem and router into a power strip with a   
   > button.   
   >   
   > Sometimes I don't like having the TLAs spying on me.   
   >   
   Ah, I had assumed it was another online one; I hadn't realised you could   
   get a whole definition-providing dictionary in less than 30M (download;   
   I don't know how much space it's occupying now I've installed it). Thanks!   
      
   --   
   J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf   
      
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