# Not a dictionary, not a thesaurus, but a..

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 10, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-dictionary-not-a-thesaurus-but-a/167878 "2003-04-10T20:17:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-dictionary-not-a-thesaurus-but-a/167878/21 "2003-04-12T16:20:17Z")

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There are definitely benefits to online resources as opposed to print, in this case.

You can’t (at least, not yet) click on a printed word and get a slew of other related links.

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