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How to manage a term base?
How to manage a term base?
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Lingohub allows using of 1 term base per 1 workspace. To prepare a term base for your Company please follow the next steps:

  1. Click on the workspace icon at the top-left corner.

  2. Select "Text tools" and click “Term base” from the drop-down list.

  3. Add entries to the term base one by one, or import them as CSV/TBX files.

Add entries manually

  1. To add entries manually, click the "Add term" button in the top right corner.

  2. Fill in all the required information:

    - term

    - language

    - term description (optional)

    - term translatability (can the users translate this term or not)

    - image (logo, context image, etc.)

  3. Fill in the advanced information (optional):

    - context - additional information that will help translators to understand the context

    - usage status - indicate the status by choosing one of the options (preferred, admitted, not recommended, obsolete)

    - part of speech - noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.

    - grammatical number - singular or plural

    - grammatical gender - masculine, feminine, neuter, other.

    - term type - indicate the type of the entry by choosing one of the types: (full form, acronym, abbreviation, short form, etc.)

  4. If the term is translatable you can provide the translations for all needed languages by clicking "Add translation."

  5. After all information is added click "Create."


Import entries from a CSV/TBX file

Note: Adding entries to your term base from CSV or TBX overrides previous entries.

  1. Click the “Import file” button in the right-up corner.

  2. Select the file or drag and drop it.

  3. Click “Import.”

Awesome! You prepared the term base for your projects! In case you have any questions, contact support.

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