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@chapter Dictionary
These words are used for naming the methods.

@table @code

@cindex dictionary: add
@item add
Add an object to the data set. If the set is an ordered set,
the new object is added just after current pointer.
The method which add the object to the last of ordered set must be
named @code{append}.

@cindex dictionary: append
@item append
Add an object to the ordered data set. 
The object will be added to the last of the ordered set.
If the target data is unordered set, use @code{add} instead of @code{append}.

@cindex dictionary: clear
@item clear
Recover the initial state of an object.
All member of the object will be lost.

@cindex dictionary: print
@item print
Printout the information of the object to standard output.
This method is used for debugging. 
Do not use this method to 

@cindex dictionary: search
@item search
Seach one object from data set.
If the target objects are more than one, use @code{pickup}.

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