Contact Terminology Dictionary Support

The definitions are not sourced from a sober reliable source like Merriam-Webster or Oxford. They come from Princeton University’s WordNet Lexical database. The words in this database are written by WordNet’s lexicographers—BIASED lexicographers perhaps. If you read definitions for words like “progressive” or “conservative” and then compare those definitions and synonyms to said sober sources, you will notice quite a difference. Dictionaries are supposed to be objective reference books and not a setting for individuals to weight the focus of a definition toward ones personal world view. That’s dishonest. Now Agile Tortoise might be basically honest programmers who, focused on the machinery of making an elegant app, did not consider the purity of their source. But as any programmer knows, garbage in, garbage out. This tool is passing through some garbage from WorldNet, which has some of ITS source from a common lexicon from New York University called COMLEX. So it is unclear where the pollution entered the system. It could have been a dishonest NYU student who put a personal touch in while working on the project, who knows. But you can see how disinformation slips in in large complicated systems where people are too busy to proctor the details. Just be forewarned to take some of these definitions with a grain of salt. This is no “American Heritage” dictionary.

I’m just trying to scroll through the definitions for the word and I keep inadvertently clicking synonyms. This is a major usability issue. Makes it very frustrating for me to use. Hope it gets fixed soon.

Terminology seems to be a well sourced resource for those who are interested in exploring the various meaning of a word or words. Whether it be its specific definition, the root parts of the term or its connotation to other related terms Terminology works to provide the user with an answer. The extended functionality is what makes this application even more beneficial as it can be used in conjunction with the Clipboard platform as well as other iOS apps and well known services such as Wikipedia. The design is simple yet effective in presenting a canvas for one to visualize.