Creating Termbases

Termbases help you enforce terminology consistently.

Create a termbase

1. Open the Termbases tab
2. Click Create Termbase
3. 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).