Definitions

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  • noun translation studies, software A database of terminology, usually in a multilingual format.

Etymologies

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Blend of term and database

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Examples

  • When things are a little slow you have the chance to install software updates you’ve downloaded but not gotten around to installing, organize and archive the files on your computer, import some glossaries into your Multiterm termbase, buy that dictionary you’ve been meaning to order, and finish those little things that have been languishing on the To Do list for a couple weeks.

    Things are kind of quiet on the home front « Musings from an overworked translator 2008

  • I would just like to share this instructional video on generating Mutliterm termbase files from an Excel glossary, which is the most important step in the process, in my opinion:

    Video Tutorial on Importing Excel Glossaries into Multiterm 2009

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