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Translators often use terminology lists to produce consistent, high quality translations. The effective management of these different terminology lists is very important to ensure consistency and to prevent the duplication of term entries. A terminology management system (TMS) is software that facilitates the management and development of searchable terminology databases with terminology in different languages. Autshumato TMS was developed as part of the Autshumato project initiated by the South African Department of Arts and Culture as part of the initiative to aid in translation and thereby promote multilingualism in South Africa (see http://autshumato.sourceforge.net/ for more information). The aim of Autshumato TMS is to serve as a central terminology repository for the eleven languages of South Africa. The main advantages of the Autshumato TMS are: •Open source The source code of the solution is open and accessible to anyone. This means that the source code can be modified to extend the functionality of the system, to port the system to new hardware, and to adapt it to changing conditions. •Web-based Autshumato TMS is web-based and read-only access is granted to anyone. Write access may be granted to pre-approved users, which encourages language practitioners, terminologists and translators to contribute and work together to develop a standardised, consistent terminology database for South African languages. •Open standards Autshumato TMS is based on open standards (i.e. TBX), which ensures compatibility with other TMSs. The use of open standards also ensures that terminology is always accessible and not locked away in a proprietary format requiring a legacy application to access. Autshumato TMS was developed by the Centre for Text Technology (CTexT®) at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) in collaboration with the University of Pretoria. The Autshumato TMS SourceForge.net project page can be found at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/autshumatotms/ Use this page to: •See the latest News, Updates and Releases •Request help from the Help Forum (https://sourceforge.net/p/autshumatotms/discussion/) •Log bugs in the Bug Tracker (https://sourceforge.net/p/autshumatotms/bugs/) •Add Feature Requests (https://sourceforge.net/p/autshumatotms/feature-requests/) If you would like to contribute to this project in any way, please send an e-mail to Wildrich.Fourie@nwu.ac.za or contact the developers. Copyright © 2011-2014 Centre for Text Technology (CTexT®), North-West University and Department of Arts and Culture, Government of South Africa.