Creating Termbases
Termbases help you enforce terminology consistently.
Create a termbase
- Open the Termbases tab
- Click Create Termbase
- Give it a name and select languages
Add terms while translating
You can build terminology as you work:
- Select text in both Source and Target
- Use Add to Termbase from the context menu
The right-click menu offers several routes: Add to Termbase (Ctrl+Alt+T, opens the entry dialog), and the quick-adds Quick Add to Project Termbase (Alt+Up) and Quick Add to Background Termbase (Alt+Down).
Similar Term Found – merge as a synonym
If the term you are adding shares its source with an existing entry (but has a different target), or shares its target (but a different source), Workbench shows a Similar Term Found prompt instead of silently creating a near-duplicate. You can:
- Add as Synonym – fold the new term into the existing entry as a synonym
- Add & Edit… – do that, then open the entry editor to review it
- Keep Both – create a separate entry anyway
- Cancel – abandon the add
The prompt only appears when there is an actual overlap, so the quick-adds stay instant otherwise. Exact duplicates (same source and target) are skipped as before. This matches the behaviour of the Supervertaler for Trados plugin.
Tips
- Use a separate termbase per client when terminology differs.
- Add high-priority terms first (product names, UI strings).