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Supported Languages
SDL MultiTerm is
fully Unicode compliant and therefore supports a wide range of languages,
including bidirectional and double-byte character set (DBCS)
languages such as Japanese, Chinese and Korean. However, in order to display
non-Western languages successfully, you must have support for the relevant
language installed on your computer.
SDL MultiTerm supports
the use of an unlimited number of languages per termbase and mixed language
content in termbase fields.
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SDL recommends that the
names of all termbase definitions and termbase objects be in ASCII
(American Standard Code for Information Interchange) format as
this ensures compatibility across different language installations.
ASCII is the standard code used for information interchange
between systems and has 128 characters. File names in ASCII can
use all upper and lowercase letters and numbers. However, they
should not contain punctuation marks or other symbols such as
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Scalability
SDL MultiTerm
is a scalable solution which can be used in single or multi-user setups.
Single users can install local termbases onto their computer using SDL MultiTerm client. In a multi-user
setup, termbases are stored centrally on a remote database server in the
network environment.
Termbases
SDL MultiTerm
is a concept-oriented system. Each entry in a termbase corresponds to
a single concept. This means that an entry contains all of the terms that
describe the concept, (including multiple language versions of terms,
as well as any additional information associated with that concept, for
example, a definition.
Each termbase in SDL MultiTerm can store an unlimited
number of entries.
You design exactly the termbase
you want:
You decide which languages
may be used in the termbase.
You can specify terms in
any number of languages, and the termbase can be searched in any language
direction.
The import and export features
allow you to exchange information easily with other applications and
other MultiTerm users.
Termbase entries may contain
cross-references to other termbase entries and also links to the Internet.
You can attach graphics
and other multimedia files to entries.
A series of wizards allow
the creation, use and modification of termbases.
Access to Information
Terminology data in SDL MultiTerm
is based on a common XML-based format, which enables the quick and easy
exchange of data between users.
You decide what information may be stored for each concept.
Powerful search functions
help you to quickly locate information in the termbase, and includes fuzzy
search, which will find even transposed or misspelled terms.
Filters allow you to dictate
exactly what information you want to search for, import or export.
SDL MultiTerm Convert
allows you to convert terminology data to SDL MultiTerm
XML format quickly and easily.
Related Topics
About SDL MultiTerm
2009
SDL MultiTerm 2009 Components
Supported File Types
Supported Languages
Using SDL MultiTerm 2007 Termbases