Terminology consultancy

Terminology is an important element of the corporate image. It guarantees the uniformity and consistency of translated and authored texts. Controlled terminology is a corporate differentiator.

Kilgray offers three kinds of terminology services:
  1. Extraction of terms from texts

    2. The preparation of texts before localization improves the consistency of translated texts.

    Benefits:

    • the quality and consistency of translated texts improve,
    • during translation you can always have the latest terminology glossary.

    Disadvantages:
    • it is not possible to ensure consistency in terminology policy this way,
    • this approach does not contribute to term consistency in the source text,
    • this approach does not encompass the entire organization, it only prepares texts.

  2. Terminology building from existing texts


    3. This service enables the company to find out more about its implicit terminology. This is the first step towards the use of a unified terminology. The resulting bilingual or multilingual glossaries can be the basis of translation and authoring. Companies should keep these glossaries up-to-date.

    Benefits:
    • you can assess term consistency throughout the company,
    • you can establish your terminology planning policy,
    • you can have more consistent translations without text preparation.

    Disadvantages:
    • descriptive and not normative,
    • it only gives you guidelines regarding existing terminology and does not cover newly created terms and expressions.

  3. Corporate terminology planning


    4. This service involves terminology building from existing texts, creating a terminology policy in line with the company's objectives, establishing the terminology guidelines and creating a standard lexicon that contains the words and expressions used in multiple languages with definitions. Corporate terminology planning abolishes linguistic ambiguities and ensures a consistent image.

    Benefits:
    • terminology contributes to the corporate image,
    • the terminology manual helps you solve problems.

    Threats:
    • terminology may change quickly, the lexicon needs regular updating