辞書学の一つの重要な目的は、利用者が被る辞書情報の不便さ(lexicographic information cost)をできる限り小さくすることである。ニールセンは2008年に、辞書を作る際に編纂者が考慮すべきさまざまな点を述べている。これらはいずれも、個々の辞書の利用者が受ける印象や辞書利用に影響を与える。
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