What is Sideways Dictionary?
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Sideways Dictionary — it’s like a dictionary, but using analogies instead of definitions. Use it as a tool for finding and sharing helpful analogies to explain technological ideas. Because if everyone understands technology better, we can make technology work better for everyone.
Features: • Visual cues will indicate when a technology term existing in the Sideways Dictionary has been detected within the text on a web page.
• Click the extension icon to see an expanded sidebar list of all tech terms detected on the page and their top analogies.
• Hover a highlighted tech term within the page’s text to see an analogous definition in a small overlay.
• Set it to highlight all instances of a found word, or only its first occurrence.
• Set it to automatically run on every page, or on click of the extension icon in the browser bar.
• Replace Chrome’s default new tab page with a random Sideways analogy.
To see a full list of technical terms and their analogies, visit SidewaysDictionary.com.
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Sideways Dictionary is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Sideways Dictionary if you trust the publisher.
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Sideways Dictionary is very likely to contain malware and should not be trusted. Avoid installing.
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