TermBase eXchange (TBX)/MARTIF

Parent: Terminology plugin

TBX is a data format to exchange a terminology database, e.g. to pass it to your Language Service Provider (LSP). This ensures that the translator uses the correct terminology during translation.

The terminology plugin provides several dialects. You’ll surely find one which is suitable for your needs.

The following transformation scearios are available:

TBX Basic

TBX-Basic is a lighter version of the Terminology Base Exchange (TBX) format. You can choose between the transformations tbx-basic-v2 and tbx-basic-v3.

Parameters

The transformation tbx-basic-v3 allows the following parameters.

debugging.mode
Activates the debugging mode. Possible values are true and false. Default value is false.
main.language
Default language for definitions and so forth, for instance en-US.

TBX Min

TBX-Min is a dialect of the TermBase eXchange (TBX) format and is designed for bilingual or monolingual glossaries. The TBX-Min format is explained in the paper TBX - Min: A Simplified TBX - Based Approach to Representing Bilingual Glossaries. You can choose between the transformations tbx-min-v3-dca and tbx-min-v3-dct.

Parameters

source.language
Source language of terminology. Example: de-DE (German/Germany)
target.language
Target language of terminology. Example: en-GB (English/Great Britain)
license
License information to be added in the header.

Multiterm

The following transformation scenarios generate RWS Multiterm XML files. You can choose between the transformations multiterm and multiterm-custom. The transformation multiterm-custom is tailored for special requirements when your translation vendor is RWS.

Parameters

debugging.mode
Activate the debugging mode. Possible values are true and false. Default value is false.