Glossary

Formation of sentence pairs from existing translations to be imported into a translation memory. Source text and translation are both divided into segments and automatically paired up by the application.

An interface which enables an application software to communicate and exchange data with other programs.

The process of allocating a task to a translator.

A mark within a document that makes it easier to find a certain passage in the text

A technology where a software supports a translator in his work. Classical components of a CAT system are translation memory, a terminology system, and a corresponding editor.

Technology with which all users (clients) store their data on a central server, thereby avoiding inconsistencies. The client provides the user desktop or the user interface of the application and the server makes the feature available.

A unit of thought constituted through abstraction on the basis of properties common to a set of objects. Concepts are not bound to particular languages. They are, however, influenced by the social or cultural background. Concept-oriented information includes definitions, illustrations, and information on a specialized field.

A search in translation memory entries containing a certain term. The search term is displayed in the context in which it has been used.

The Windows Control Panel extension or .cpl for short is a file extension under the Microsoft Windows operating system for control panel elements.

File format in which the entries within a set of data are separated by defined characters (such as a comma or semicolon) and are stored in columns. This format is particularly well suited for the simple exchange of (terminology) tables.

Transferring data from one application to another, e.g. because of a change in the software being used or because of an update.

A server that is reserved for defined operations. In the case of across, for example, dedicated servers can be used for crossTerm and crossTank to minimize access times if there are large volumes of data or a large number of users

In programming, a program library refers to a collection of program procedures for associated tasks. In contrast to programs, libraries are not independent units, but are helper modules that provide services to an independent programs.

In the MS-DOS and Windows operating systems the file extension of an executable program file.

Search criteria, such as relation, project, subject, etc. used to filter out certain entries from a database. In the search results, only those entries are displayed that correspond to the pre-set criteria.

Inline tags are commands for formatting information within a line of an XML document; for example, <b>cat</b> means that the word cat is displayed in boldface.

IP addresses permit a logical addressing of computers in IP networks (for example, the Internet). Per network interface there is at least one unambiguous IP address which normally consists of a string of 4 numbers separated by a dot, for example 192.168.0.34.

A computer network covering a limited local area, for instance, within a building or within a company, etc.

Complete or partial similarity of a segment to be translated with a translation unit that has been stored in the Translation Memory.

Percentage that shows the level of concordance of a segment in comparison with that stored in the Translation Memory.

File formats that are directly supported by a software or which can be processed by it.

Line of text that usually consists of 50-55 characters (with or without blanks). In Germany, counting standard lines is the usual basis for calculating prices.

Special control elements in Microsoft applications that permit the scroll bars to be moved or pane sizes to be adjusted, among other things.

Splitting up a document into different sections, which permits a document to be worked on by several translators simultaneously.

Preview function that allows a user working within the format-free editor to generate a preview of the source and target text in WYSIWYG mode.

The automatic comparison of a new text to be translated with the translation units stored in the translation memory and the insertion of the matches into the target text.

Additional documents for the translator that contain relevant supplementary or background information for the translation.

Translation workflow that calls for the source text to first be translated into a third language because no suitable translator is available for the direct translation.
Example: A document that needs to be translated from French to Japanese must first be translated from French to English because there is only a translator available to do the translation from English to Japanese.

Format for the graphical user interface of software, such as dialog boxes, menus, shortcut keys, etc.

Advanced text format whose formatting (font size, color, font) is also retained when the text is exchanged between different word-processing programs.

Technology for recognizing sentences within a continuous text using pre-defined rules for sentence, sentence length and/or sentence delimiters.

In the Windows operating system, screen saver programs generally use the file extension .scr.

In term extraction, pre-defined words that should not be recognized as term candidates (potential terms), such as articles, filler words, conjunctions, etc.

File with an individual activation code that releases the entire range of functions of a software.

Commands for formatting information in a markup language (for example, HTML). Usually tags are surrounded by brackets, for instance, <br> for a line break.

XML-based format for standardized exchange of data from terminology databases.

The unit consisting of a concept and its designation as an element of a set of terminology.

Extracting term candidates from a text in order to set down the target-language equivalents of the technical terms to prepare for the translation of the text.

The total stock of terms and their designations within one specialized area.

XML-based format for the standardized exchange of translation memory data.

Database in which translation units (sentence pairs) are stored. Each segment of the source text is paired with its corresponding segment in the target language.

A translation unit is a sentence pair consisting of a source segment and the associated target segment that have been saved as equivalents in a database.

An international standard which aims to determine a universal code for each graphical character or element of all known writing cultures and character systems that can be displayed on a computer. This guarantees that Latin, Cyrillic, and Asian alphabets can all be displayed correctly.

Computer network that uses a public network (for example, the Internet) to transport private data. An encrypted connection is established between the connected computers in order to guarantee a secure data exchange.

A network that usually connects several LANs across large distances, for instance, a network that connects several branches of a company in a country.

Automatic assistant in a software that guides the user through the individual steps required to execute certain program operations.

WYSIWYG means that, while being processed, the document looks exactly the same on the computer screen as it does when displayed by another device, e.g. a printer.

In XML, a designation that represents a combination of a name and value and specifies the effect of a tag, for example, <FONT SIZE=2>. In this case, FONT is the tag and SIZE=2 is the attribute.

Information unit within an XML document consisting of a start tag, an end tag, the content between the tags, and any XML attributes.

Standardized markup language used in content management systems, databases, etc. Frequently XML is used also as an exchange format between various applications.