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The most frequently used technical terms in this manual and in the Autshumato TMS are defined below.

 

Termbank

A Termbank refers to a container of multiple Termbases.

Termbase

A database containing several records with terminology and related information.

Project

This divides a Termbase into smaller projects. A project is a set of terms that all relate to the same specific context or topic.

Field

Any entity of a record.

Record Field

Fields that contain information about the record.

Index Field

Index fields are the fields that hold a term for a specific language. Therefore, each index field relates to a specific language.

Attribute Field

Field that contains information about an index field.

Sub-attribute Field

Field that contains information about a synonym field.

Termbrowser

The tool that allows browsing of the records.

Administration Interface

The tool by which the Administrator can execute several tasks such as creating users, creating fields, assigning access rights, etc.