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Chatter: the chatbot that helps with learning languages
We spoke to Digiteum, the developers behind the language-learning chatbot Chatter, about how they used our API to create their app and the opportunities language APIs hold for delivering increasingly personalized language services on a greater, global scale. App name:…
Voice assistants and real-time translation: enabling tomorrow’s technologies
If you’ve taken a look at some of our recent posts, you’ll have seen the wide range of resources our API supports, from language games to life-saving applications such as Sex eLimu. Many of the apps that have been created would have…
Sex eLimu: developing sign language video content using Oxford Dictionaries API
Hudson Asiema is the CEO and co-founder of Deaf eLimu Plus, a Kenyan start-up company that provides innovative educational products and tutorial services in sign languages. Here, Hudson tells us about his truly innovative tool, Sex eLimu. Project name: Sex…
How to make your first call with the Oxford Dictionaries API [updated for v2]
The Oxford Dictionaries API is used by some of the world’s largest and most innovative organisations, supporting easy access to our world-renowned dictionary content. Products from Amazon, Google, Facebook and others benefit from customised wordlists and language data, offered in…
Word Booster: creating word lists and quizzes from web pages
Andrew Byungin Kim, primary creator of Word Booster, the Oxford Dictionaries API 2017 competition winner, tells us about how he developed his language-learning resource, his inspiration for its creation, and plans for its future. Project name: Word Booster Developer: Citrus…
How to get the most out of dictionary lookup using Oxford Dictionaries API
One of the main ways we see people using Oxford Dictionaries API for is dictionary lookup. Be it a point and click, a simple text box entry, or a press and hold, users want to be able to check word…
Poem Generator: programming computers to write poetry
The Oxford Dictionaries API is used in a huge variety of applications. One of our favourites is Poem Generator, which lead to an afternoon of great fun in our Oxford office. Here, we interview its creator, Sha Crawford, about the…
Making sense of senses: filtering data
This post is not updated for v2, please see migration guide. The Oxford Dictionaries API makes it possible to extract a list of words that you can use to verify an input into your app. Is it a ‘real’ word?…