From AppleScript’s point of view, the purpose of the dictionary is to translate between the English-like terminology seen by you, the human programmer, and the raw codes used to construct Apple events. The dictionary display can show you these raw Apple event codes. This can be useful when you want to analyze a raw Apple event (as displayed in the Apple Event Log window, for instance), or when you need to track down a terminology clash.

To toggle the visibility of raw Apple event codes:

• Choose View > Show Raw (Chevron) Syntax. If the menu item is checked, Apple event codes are showing.

You can also see raw Apple event codes in scripts and the Apple Event Log window.