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Keyboard Maestro includes permanently stored dictionaries that you can use or set. | Keyboard Maestro includes permanently stored dictionaries that you can use or set. | ||
- | A dictionary is a set of mappings from a key name to a value. You can have multiple dictionaries, each with their own name (so really, it is a set of mappings from a dictionary name and a key name to a value). | + | A dictionary is a named set of mappings from a key name to a value. You can have multiple dictionaries, each with their own name (so really, it is a set of mappings from a dictionary name and a key name to a value). |
Dictionary names start with a alphabetic character, followed by any number of alphanumeric, space or underscores. Dictionary names are case insensitive. | Dictionary names start with a alphabetic character, followed by any number of alphanumeric, space or underscores. Dictionary names are case insensitive. | ||
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For example, you might have a dictionary named "Shop Prices", with keys being the item names and values being the cost of the item. | For example, you might have a dictionary named "Shop Prices", with keys being the item names and values being the cost of the item. | ||
- | ^Dictionary^Name^Value^ | + | ^Dictionary^Key^Value^ |
| Shop Prices \\ Shop Prices \\ Shop Prices| Coffee \\ Cake \\ Drink| 3.45 \\ 5.35 \\ 2.50| | | Shop Prices \\ Shop Prices \\ Shop Prices| Coffee \\ Cake \\ Drink| 3.45 \\ 5.35 \\ 2.50| | ||