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  Updated 06/02/10 
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ordabok.is versus Tölvuorðabókin  
At ordabok.is you can choose between a web-based dictionary subscription and the Windows program. These two choices have very different user interfaces, as well as some other differences.  
Subscription to ordabok.is
This dictionary is web-based and you buy a subscription for a certain period of time, ranging from 3 months to 48 months. When your subscription gets close to running out, you will get a renewal reminder from ordabok.is, so that you won't find yourself in the situation of it running out unexpectedly at midnight the night before Monday when you are just getting hot tackling the most important paper of the semester.

It's very easy to use ordabok.is. Access codes have to be entered initially but on subsequent visits you can just type in your search term and get instant results, very much like when using a search engine.

Subscribers to ordabok.is automatically use the latest dictionaries at all times.

Dictionaries included are English-Icelandic-English, Danish-Icelandic-Danish and Spelling Dictionary.

Users cannot add new entries or modify existing entries.

For English headwords, audible pronunciation is featured.

The website ordabok.is is compatible with all browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari etc.) and all computers (both PC and Mac).

An Internet connection is required for ordabok.is.

You'll find prices here.
 
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Tölvuorðabókin  
With this choice, instead of a subscription, you buy a computer program that you can use as long as you want.

Tölvuorðabókin is intuitive and easy to use. It's also noted for its flexibility in design, which allows you to resize and arrange its windows to take as little space as possible away from other programs and fit your particular onscreen work environment at the same time.

Tölvuorðabókin will come out in a new version every year but it's up to the users themselves to decide each time whether they want to buy the new version or not. To enjoy the latest dictionary updates, one must buy the latest version.

Dictionary included is English-Icelandic-English and Danish-Icelandic-Danish.

Audible pronunciation is not included.

Users can add new entries and modify existing entries.

Tölvuorðabókin can only be used on computers running the Windows operating system.

You do not need to be connected to the Internet to use Tölvuorðabókin.

You'll find prices here.
 
Tölvuorðabókin