Re: professional package use?

Kent M Pitman <pitman@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> doesn't postscript just come right out and call the equivalent thing
> a "dictionary"? that's another option.

Yes, postscript has dictionaries.

Either lexicon or dictionary would be a good choice, although I
thing lexicon has a bit more pizzazz.

--jon
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