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NAME
wnpkgs - description of various WordNet system packages
DESCRIPTION
WordNet 2.0 is distributed in several formats and in various packages.
All of the packages are available via anonymous FTP from
ftp.cogsci.princeton.edu and from the WordNet Web site at
http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/âˆâˆ¼wn/.
Packages Available Via FTP and WWW
The following WordNet packages can be downloaded using a web browser
from ftp://ftp.cogsci.princeton.edu/wordnet/, or from the Web site
noted above. Users can also FTP directly from
ftp.cogsci.princeton.edu, directory wordnet.
+---------------------+---------------------+----------+----------------+---+
| Package | Filename | Platform | Description | |
+---------------------+---------------------+----------+----------------+---+
|WordNet 2.0 Database | WordNet-2.0.tar.gz | Unix | WordNet 2.0 | |
| | | | database, | |
| | | | interfaces, | |
| | | | sense index, | |
| | | | interface and | |
| | | | library | |
| | | | source code, | |
| | | | documentation. | |
|WordNet 2.0 Database | WordNet-2.0.exe | Windows | WordNet 2.0 | |
| | | | database, | |
| | | | interfaces, | |
| | | | sense index, | |
| | | | interface and | |
| | | | library source | |
| | | | code, | |
| | | | documentation. | |
|Prolog Database | WNprolog-2.0.tar.gz | All | WordNet 2.0 | |
| | | | database files | |
| | | | in Prolog- | |
| | | | readable | |
| | | | format, | |
| | | | documentation. | |
|Sense Map | WNsnsmap-2.0.tar.gz | All | Mapping of | |
| | | | 1.7.1 to 2.0 | |
| | | | senses, | |
| | | | documentation. | |
+---------------------+---------------------+----------+----------------+---+
Database Package
The database package is a complete installation for WordNet 2.0 users.
It includes the 2.0 database files, precompiled binaries for the
platforms specified below, source code for the WordNet browsers and
library, and documentation. The other packages are not included - they
must be downloaded and installed separately.
Note that these are the platforms that the binaries were compiled on.
Most should work on newer versions of the operating system.
+----------------------+-----------+
| Operating System | Version |
+----------------------+-----------+
|Sun | Solaris 8 |
|Red Hat Linux | 7.2 |
|Windows | 2000 |
|Windows | XP |
|Silicon Graphics Irix | 6.5.8 |
+----------------------+-----------+
Prolog Database Package
The WordNet 2.0 database files are available in this package in a
Prolog-readable format. Documentation describing the file format is
included. This package is only downloadable in compressed tar file
format, although once unpackaged it can be used from Windows systems
since the files are in ASCII. Many Windows utilities, such as WinZip,
can deal with compressed tar file.
Sense Map Package
To help users automatically convert 1.7.1 noun and verb senses to their
corresponding 2.0 senses, we provide sense mapping information in this
package. This package contains files to map polysemous and monosemous
words, and documentation that describes the format of these files. As
with the Prolog database, this package is only downloadable in
compressed tar format, but the files are also in ASCII.
NOTES
The lexicographer files and grind(1WN) program are not generally
distributed.
All of the packages described above may not be available at the time of
release of the 2.0 database package.
SEE ALSO
wnintro(1WN), wnintro(3WN), wnintro(5WN), wnintro(7WN).