Localization/Glossary

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Glossary

AcronymExplanationComment
CATComputer Assisted TranslationAlso Computer Aided Translation
CHMCompiled HTML Help
CSSCascading Style SheetDescribe the presentation semantics of markup documents(html, xml)
DTDDocument Type DefinitionMarkup declarations that define a document typ
DTPDesk Top Publishing
ERPEnterprise Resource Planning
FLFreelance LocalizerIndependent Localizers
GMSGlobalization management System
HTHuman Translation
HTMLHypertext Markup Language
IPEInternational Project EngineerAlso referred to as SLEor Loc Engineer
IPMInternational Project Manager
LPMLocalization Project ManagerAlso referred to as IPM
LQALocalization Quality AssuranceAlso Linguistic Quality Assurance - to assess the quality of localized content.
LSPLanguage Service ProviderAlso Localization Vendor
MLVMulti Language Vendor
MTMachine Translation
RCRelease Candidate
RFPRequest For Proposal
RFIRequest for Information
ROMRough Order of Magnitude (ROM) EstimateA rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimate is the least accurate estimate. ROMs are -50% to +50% accurate, or potentially even larger. ROMs are used very early in the project when there is limited information from which to develop an accurate estimate.
RTFRich Text Format
RTMRelease to Manufacturing
RTORelease to Operations
RTWRelease to Web
SGMLStandard Generalized Markup LanguageISO-standard technology for defining generalized markup languages
SLSource Language
SLESoftware Localization EngineerAlso referred to as IPE
SLVSingle Language Vendor
SRXSegmentation Rule Exchange
SWAGScientific Wild-Ass GuessA rough estimate made by an expert in the field, based on experience and intuition.
SWOTStrength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis
TEPTranslation, Editing, ProofreadingStandard tasks included in localization
TLTarget Language
TMTranslation Memory
TMSTranslation Management Systemaka GMS
TMXTranslation Memory Exchange
UAUser AssistanceAlso referred to as UE, content, help, documentation
UEUser EducationAlso referred to as UA, content, help, documentation
UIUser InterfaceAlso referred to as SW (Software)
XMLExtende Markup Language
XSLExtensibel StylesheetStylesheet for rendering and transforming XML data
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