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The dico program is a console-based utility for querying
dictionary servers. It has two operation modes. In single query
mode, the utility performs a query, displays its result and exits
immediately. This mode is entered if a word or a URL was
given in the command line. In interactive mode, the utility
enters a read-and-eval loop, in which it reads requests from the
keyboard, performs the necessary searches, and displays obtained
results on the screen.