dev-dict

A community-driven collection of software development terms with explanations in multiple languages. Perfect for building developer tools, documentation sites, educational content and much more.

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Installation

npm install dev-dict

Quick Start

import { terms } from 'dev-dict'
import { getTerms } from 'dev-dict/utils'

// Translate to specified locale
const dictionary = getTerms({ terms, locale: 'en-US' })

// Display terms
dictionary.forEach(term => {
  console.log(term.name) // "React"
  console.log(term.label) // "JavaScript Library"
})

For detailed API documentation, code examples, and more, visit the documentation.

Bundle Size & Tree-Shaking

Dev-dict contains 200+ terms. To keep your bundle small, import only the terms you need via sub-path entry points.

Preferred — import specific terms from dev-dict/terms:

// GOOD - Only react and typescript are included in your bundle
import { react, typescript } from 'dev-dict/terms'

Avoid importing from the root entry point when you only need a subset of terms — it pulls in the entire dictionary at once and cannot be tree-shaken:

// BAD - Includes all 200+ terms regardless of what you use
import { terms } from 'dev-dict'

The root entry is best suited for server-side or build-time use cases where you need the full dataset (e.g. generating a static glossary page).

Supported Languages

| Locale | Language | Status | |--------|----------|--------| | en-US | English (United States) | ✅ Primary | | en-GB | English (Great Britain) | ✅ Supported | | de-DE | German (Germany) | ✅ Supported |

Want to add a language? See CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Add terms, provide translations, fix errors or suggest improvements.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

Development

pnpm install      # Install dependencies
pnpm build        # Build library
pnpm demo:dev     # Run demo site (http://localhost:5173)
pnpm demo:build   # Build demo site

See CLAUDE.md for detailed development guidance.