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.
npm install dev-dictimport { 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.
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).
| 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
Contributions welcome! Add terms, provide translations, fix errors or suggest improvements.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
pnpm install # Install dependencies
pnpm build # Build library
pnpm demo:dev # Run demo site (http://localhost:5173)
pnpm demo:build # Build demo siteSee CLAUDE.md for detailed development guidance.