koreader/sdcv

sdcv is a command-line dictionary tool that lets you look up word definitions right from your terminal. It was originally built to work with KOReader, an open-source e-book reader app, so that users could look up unfamiliar words while reading without leaving the application. The tool works with dictionaries in the StarDict format, which is a widely used open format for storing dictionary data. At a high level, you type a word at the command prompt, and the program searches through whatever StarDict-format dictionaries you have installed on your system, then prints the definitions directly to your screen. The README itself does not go into further detail about specific features, options, or configuration, and instead points users to the program's manual page and an installation file for more information. This would appeal to people who spend a lot of time working in a terminal or text-based environment and want quick, no-frills access to definitions. For example, a developer or writer reading documentation in a terminal window could look up a word without switching over to a web browser or opening a separate dictionary app. It is also useful for e-reader software projects like KOReader that need a lightweight backend component to handle dictionary lookups for their users. The project is notably minimal and focused. Rather than offering a graphical interface or bundled dictionaries of its own, it acts purely as a search engine for dictionary files you provide yourself. It is a fork of an earlier project by another developer, meaning the current maintainers took the existing source code and continued developing it to fit their needs within the KOReader ecosystem.