Translation Customization

How to Use the Glossary in PTC for Software Translation

PTC’s Glossary ensures accurate translations by letting you define how key terms and names appear in your software across languages.

What Is a Glossary and Why Is It Important for Software Translation?

The PTC Glossary is a tool that helps you control how translations for specific terms and names appear in your software. It’s especially useful for technical terms, feature names, or words that could have different meanings.

For example, let’s say your project includes the term “Target”:

  • In a fitness tracking app, the term “Target” could refer to a fitness goal 
  • In a shooting game, “Target” refers to an object or person being aimed at
  • In a retail app, “Target” refers to the store name and should remain untranslated

Adding “Target” to your glossary and defining how it should be translated keeps translations accurate and relevant to your software’s context.

How PTC Helps You Build Your Glossary 

PTC helps you get started with building your glossary in two key ways:

  1. Pre-Populating Terms at Setup

During project setup, PTC uses the project description and categories you provide to identify important, industry-specific terms. It then automatically adds them to your glossary, giving you a strong starting point.

  1. Identifying Names After Translation

After translating your project, PTC identifies potential names in your text and asks for your confirmation. If you confirm that a term is a name, PTC adds it to your glossary. This improves your translation quality score, allows PTC to refine current translations, and provides context for future ones.

How to Add Glossary Entries Yourself

If your project includes special names or terms that aren’t in the glossary created by PTC, you can add them manually. There are two types of glossary entries you can add:

Name or Proper NounGeneral Term
Appear in translations exactly as you enter them in the glossary. 

Example: The name “Amazon” (the e-commerce company) will appear the same in all languages.		Appear in translations as you enter them or may adjust slightly to fit the context.

Example: The term “Amazon” (the rainforest) will translate to “Amazone” in French or “Amazônia” in Portuguese.

To add a term:

  1. From the top menu in your PTC dashboard, click on Glossary.
  2. Click Add new entry. Enter your term and write a clear description to help PTC understand the term’s context and use it correctly.
  3. Select the type of term you’re adding.
Adding a new glossary entry
  1. Choose if you want PTC to generate translations automatically or if you prefer to enter them manually yourself.

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