Glossary & Terminology Management

Maintain consistent terminology across all your translations with glossaries.

Creating a Glossary

Create project-specific or global glossaries:

Via Web Interface

1. Go to Project Settings
2. Click "Glossary" tab
3. Click "Add Term"
4. Enter source term and translations
5. Save

Via API

POST /api/v1/glossaries
{
  "project_id": "proj_123",
  "term": "Dashboard",
  "translations": {
    "ar": "لوحة التحكم",
    "es": "Panel de control",
    "fr": "Tableau de bord"
  },
  "context": "User interface element",
  "do_not_translate": false
}

Glossary Types

Project Glossary

Specific to one project. Highest priority.

Organization Glossary

Shared across all projects in your organization.

Public Glossary

Community-maintained glossaries you can subscribe to.

Term Properties

• Source Term: Original word/phrase
• Translations: Target language equivalents
• Context: Usage notes and examples
• Case Sensitive: Exact match required
• Do Not Translate: Keep original (brand names)
• Part of Speech: Noun, verb, adjective, etc.

Import/Export

Supported Formats

• CSV
• Excel (.xlsx)
• TBX (TermBase eXchange)
• JSON

CSV Format

Term (Source),Arabic,Spanish,French,Context,Do Not Translate
Dashboard,لوحة التحكم,Panel de control,Tableau de bord,UI element,false
Login,تسجيل الدخول,Iniciar sesión,Connexion,Authentication,false
iPhone,iPhone,iPhone,iPhone,Product name,true

Import via API

POST /api/v1/glossaries/import
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

file: glossary.csv
project_id: proj_123
merge: true

Auto-Apply

Glossary terms are automatically applied during translation:

• Exact matches highlighted in translation editor
• Suggestions shown for partial matches
• Warnings for inconsistent usage

Quality Checks

Glossary-based QA:

• Detect missing glossary terms
• Flag incorrect term usage
• Validate do-not-translate terms
• Check term consistency across files

Best Practices