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Oxford English Dictionary. The frames used on the site are as
follows:
Find Word frame
This frame contains the input box used to search the Dictionary's
list of headwords and subordinate entries.
Header frame
When an entry is displayed, this frame contains the headword and
part of speech of the entry, as well as links back to the results list,
to the previous and next entries in the results list, to the previous
and next matches in the entry, and to an earlier or later version of
the entry. (Not all links may be available, depending on the entry and
on the number of results retrieved by the search.)
When a results list is displayed, this frame shows the number of
results and the number displayed, along with options for changing the
number of results displayed per page.
Main frame
This frame contains the body of an entry. It is also used for lists
of search results and for the Advanced search form.
Side frame
This frame is used for the simple Full Text search form, for
alphabetical and chronological lists of entries adjacent to the entry
currently displayed in the Main frame, and for a map of the current
entry, linking to each numbered sense.
Tools frame
This frame contains tool buttons used to alter the contents of the
Side frame, to display the Advanced search form, to display a print
preview of an entry or results list, to mail a free link to an entry,
to bring up the Help text, and to sign out of OED Online.