This article provides a comparison of DEX software of different types that offer access to the Explanatory Dictionary of the Romanian Language DEX (Dicţionarul explicativ al limbii române

Dictionarul explicativ al limbii române

Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române is the most important dictionary of the Romanian language, published by the Institute of Linguistics of the Romanian Academy .It was first edited in 1975...

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Online sync, periodically connect to the DEX online server and update the definitions

Blind support, user friendly interface for the visually impaired

Wild cards, can search by regular expressions and/or wildcards like "echi*" for echilibru, echinocţiu, etc.

Suggestions, offers related results when the search word is not matched exactly

W/O diacritics, can search words using diacritic

Diacritic

A diacritic is a glyph added to a letter, or basic glyph. The term derives from the Greek διακριτικός . Diacritic is both an adjective and a noun, whereas diacritical is only an adjective. Some diacritical marks, such as the acute and grave are often called accents...

s or no diacritics

Full text search, can search not only by indexed words but also by contents of definitions

Inflection search, can search by inflection, e.g. "meargă" instead of "merge"

Word context, clicking on a word in the results pane will automatically start the search on that word

History, remembers last searches

Name	Online sync	Blind support	Wild cards	Suggestions	W/O diacritic Diacritic A diacritic is a glyph added to a letter, or basic glyph. The term derives from the Greek διακριτικός . Diacritic is both an adjective and a noun, whereas diacritical is only an adjective. Some diacritical marks, such as the acute and grave are often called accents... s	Full text search	Inflection search	Word context	History	Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...	Linux Linux Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...	Android	iOS (iPad IPad The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and... , iPhone IPhone The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007... )	Windows CE Windows CE Microsoft Windows CE is an operating system developed by Microsoft for embedded systems. Windows CE is a distinct operating system and kernel, rather than a trimmed-down version of desktop Windows...	Mac OS Mac OS Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...	Software needs	Storage needs MB Megabyte The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission with two different values depending on context: bytes generally for computer memory; and one million bytes generally for computer storage. The IEEE Standards Board has decided that "Mega will mean 1 000...	Author	License
Maestro DEX																Perl, wxWidgets, only on Windows	490	Octavian Râşniţă	GPL
JaDEX																Java Virtual Machine Java Virtual Machine A Java virtual machine is a virtual machine capable of executing Java bytecode. It is the code execution component of the Java software platform. Sun Microsystems stated that there are over 4.5 billion JVM-enabled devices.-Overview:...	250	Federico Mestrone	Freeware Freeware Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
Dixit																QT, g++, only on Linux	88	Octavian Procopiuc	GPL
DEX.ro																	75	Ion Silvestru	Freeware Freeware Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
DEX for Android DEX for Android DEX for Android is a software client for the Romanian explanatory dictionary based on the database found at DEX online. The client runs on the Android platform. It was developed by Adrian Vintu together with Dana Puscau.DEX for Android has two operating modes, online and offline, which determine...																	1 or 490	Adrian Vintu	Freeware Freeware Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
iDEX																	55	Mobile Touch	Freeware Freeware Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
iDEX for iPhone																	70	Federico Mestrone	Freeware Freeware Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
PocketDEX																	21	Alexandru Mirea	Freeware Freeware Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...