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title: Introduction
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path: apple-archive/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/DictionaryServicesProgGuide/Introduction
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# Introduction

Explains how to create a dictionary and access it programmatically.

## Organization of This Document

This document is organized into the following chapters:

- [Dictionary User Interface and Markup](../schema/schema.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006152-CH4-SW1) describes the user interface to dictionaries and defines the elements and attributes that you use to markup dictionary entries. - [Creating Dictionaries](../prepare/prepare.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006152-CH3-SW7) explains how to modify the files provided in the Dictionary development Kit to create and build your own dictionary. It also provides sample dictionaries, shows how to create a Japanese dictionary, and describes implementing advanced features. - [Accessing Dictionaries](../access/access.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006152-CH5-SW1) shows how to use the Dictionary Services programming interface to access active dictionaries.

## See Also

*Dictionary Services Reference* describes the functions available in the programming interface.

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