The information here is intended to be useful to anyone interested in providing coverage of the Wednesday, Oct. 16th, 2013, release of Terminology 3 for iPhone and iPad. If you need any additional information or request preview promotional codes, please do not hesitate to contact Greg Pierce (greg@agiletortoise.com)
Key Facts (tl;dr)
- Terminology 3 is an iOS 7 rewrite of the popular Terminology dictionary-thesaurus app, which was originally released in July, 2010.
- More than a dictionary, Terminology is extensible with custom actions to easily extend searches across the web and other apps which support integration. Think of it as Drafts for search.
- Terminology 3 will be sold as a new (i.e. no upgrades from prior versions) Universal iPhone and iPad app.
- Launch date: Wednesday, Oct. 16th, 2013
- Pricing: $2.99 at launch.
- From the developer of Drafts.
Features
- Full offline U.S. English dictionary and word reference with simple clear definitions.
- Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and deeper word relations such as: more and less specific words, part, part of, members, member of, pertains to and more.
- Launches directly to search.
- Star favorite words for quick access.
- Word browsing history.
- iCloud sync. Keep favorites, history and actions in sync between multiple devices.
- Custom "Actions" to browse your current term on websites and/or lookup terms in other apps which support integration via URL schemes. Create your own or visit our Action Directory for single tap installable actions for many sites (http://actions.agiletortoise.com).
- Wildcard (?,*) searching
- Spelling suggestions.
- Export/Share definitions, favorites and history lists.
- Dropbox integration to keep favorites and word histories backed up.
- Lookup and select replacement words from Drafts, Phraseology, Instapaper, Mr. Reader, Writeup, Writing Kit and a growing list of other apps.
- Customizable fonts and font size.
- Extensive support for URL scheme integration via x-callback-url.
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Contact
Please direct additional requests for information and app previews to:
Greg Pierce
greg@agiletortoise.com
817-668-5678