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TBX
TBX is the LISA standard for terminology and term exchange. See http://www.lisa.org/standards/tbx/.
For information on more file formats, see conformance.
Standard conformance
Done
- Basic file creation
- Creating a bilingual list from CSV with csv2tbx
- Using <tig> tags, not ntig
Todo
- id attributes for termEntry tags
- ntig, read and write
- multiple languages
- synonyms
- cross references
- abbreviations
- definitions
- context
- parts of speech
Implementation notes for missing features
Note here:
- NLS - South African National Language Services - Multilingual Maths Dictionary
Synonyms
NLS: Extra listing
TBX:
<termNote type="termNote">synonym</termNote>
according to this TBX documentation. In another place:
<termNote type="termType">synonym</termNote>
inside a <termGrp>, following <term>
Definition
NLS: term {definition/contextual information}
TBX
<descripGrp> <descrip type="definition">The longish definition of the term</descrip> </descripGrp>
inside langSet <descript> can probably be used directly under langSet
Context
NLS: term {definition/contextual information} (see above)
TBX:
<descrip type="context">A usually somewhat longer contextual sentence.</descrip>
inside <ntig>
Parts of speech
NLS: term v. (or adj, or n.)
TBX:
<termNote type="partOfSpeech" >noun</termNote>
following <term>
Cross reference
NLS: alternate term → real lemma
TBX: <ref> TODO
Abbreviations
NLS: same as alternate term: a.m. → before noon
TBX: TODO