Start with the concept
Keep a definition and subject context alongside the terms. A term base should explain what a word means in your business, not just list a replacement.
Terminology management · Vitra TMS
Agree on the term. Stop correcting it everywhere.
Vitra TB gives your team one place to define a concept and its terms in each language. Record preferred wording, accepted alternatives, forbidden terms, and do-not-translate names. Keep the meaning clear before those terms reach a video, design, document, or product screen.
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- Start with the concept
- Record the term for each language
- Make unwanted wording explicit
Capabilities
What Vitra TB does
Record the term for each language
Manage multilingual terms under the same concept, with preferred forms and synonyms where one approved translation is not enough.
Make unwanted wording explicit
Mark forbidden terms and do-not-translate names. Give reviewers a clear reason to accept or correct a word.
Review the terminology itself
Keep new, approved, and rejected terminology distinct. Your subject-matter experts can settle a term before everyone starts using it.
Import the vocabulary you already have
Bring supported spreadsheet, CSV, or TBX resources. Check how concept fields and language variants map before a full import.
Connect terms to the right memory
Attach the relevant terminology to translation resources. Keep a technical product's vocabulary separate from another client's campaign language.
What changes for your team
Fewer arguments about the same word.
The work it helps
Agree on the meaning before production
Start with the jobs your team already needs to finish.
Technical product names
Keep engineering, support, sales, and marketing aligned on what a feature or component is called.
Specialist and regulated language
Give qualified reviewers a common vocabulary for policies, procedures, and product claims.
Multi-client agencies
Avoid borrowing a term from the wrong client when two brands use different wording for the same concept.
Link the term base to relevant translation memories and check its use in the finished content.
Inside Vitra Universe
Make terminology part of the workflow
Add its meaning, subject area, and any usage note a translator should know.
Start with the concept
Keep a definition and subject context alongside the terms. A term base should explain what a word means in your business, not just list a replacement.
Record the term for each language
Manage multilingual terms under the same concept, with preferred forms and synonyms where one approved translation is not enough.
Make unwanted wording explicit
Mark forbidden terms and do-not-translate names. Give reviewers a clear reason to accept or correct a word.
How it works
Four steps, one connected workflow
Keep the brief, language resources, and review decisions connected. Use the finished result in Universe or export it for the next step.
- 01
Define a concept
Add its meaning, subject area, and any usage note a translator should know.
- 02
Add the language variants
Record preferred terms, synonyms, discouraged wording, and protected names.
- 03
Review the terms
Have the right specialist approve the vocabulary instead of settling it separately in every asset.
- 04
Use the term base
Link the term base to relevant translation memories and check its use in the finished content.
Who it is for
Teams using Vitra TB
Technical product names
Keep engineering, support, sales, and marketing aligned on what a feature or component is called.
Specialist and regulated language
Give qualified reviewers a common vocabulary for policies, procedures, and product claims.
Multi-client agencies
Avoid borrowing a term from the wrong client when two brands use different wording for the same concept.
FAQ
Questions people ask
What is a term base?
A term base organizes concepts and their terms across languages. It can include definitions, preferred words, synonyms, forbidden terms, and usage notes. Vitra TB is the terminology-management component of Vitra TMS.
How is Vitra TB different from a glossary?
Vitra TB is concept-based and can hold several terms per language with usage and approval information. A glossary is a simpler source-to-target wording list. Use the term base to explain vocabulary and the glossary for direct translation rules.
Can I bring our current terminology into Vitra TB?
Yes. Vitra TB supports terminology imports and exports, including spreadsheet, CSV, and TBX workflows. Check a sample of your fields and language codes before migrating the complete resource.
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