TermBase eXchange (TBX) is an
international standard
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(ISO 30042:2019) for the representation of
structured
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concept-oriented terminological data, copublished by
ISO
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ; ; ) is an independent, non-governmental, international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.
Me ...
and the
Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA).
[ISO 30042:2008: Systems to manage terminology, knowledge and content -- TermBase eXchange (TBX). International Organization for Standardization, http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=45797]["LISA OSCAR Standards", GALA website. http://www.gala-global.org/lisa-oscar-standards]["TermBase eXchange". https://www.gala-global.org/sites/default/files/migrated-pages/docs/tbx_oscar_0.pdf] Originally released in 2002 by LISA's OSCAR special interest group, TBX was adopted by ISO TC 37 in 2008. In 201
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It is currently available as an ISO standard and as an open, industry standard, available at no charge.
TBX defines an
XML
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format for the exchange of terminology data, and is "an industry standard for terminology exchange".
See also
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IATE (“Inter-Active Terminology for Europe”) is the EU's inter-institutional terminology database used in the EU institutions and agencies since summer 2004 for the collection, dissemination and shared management of EU-specific terminology. The IATE multilingual databases can be downloaded in a zipped format, then multilanguage glossaries in TBX format can be generated using a free tool.
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OpenTMS (Open Source Translation Management System)
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XLIFF
XLIFF (XML Localization Interchange File Format) is an XML-based bitext format created to standardize the way localizable data are passed between and among tools during a localization process and a common format for CAT tool exchange. The XLIFF ...
(XML Localisation Interchange File Format): an XML-based format created to standardize the way localizable data are passed between tools during a localization process and a common format for CAT tool files.
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Open formats