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All of the information collected in a single-concept terminology file is analyzed, filtered, structured, and condensed into a single-concept terminological entry. The terminological entry may be included in a publication (vocabulary or glossary), or it may be formatted for entry into a structured hardcopy collection or a computerized database. In the latter case, the entry is called a terminology record.

Essentially, you need to create a form (paper or electronic) which contains fields into which you enter information for each of the components of the record. The development of data banks and the Internet has facilitated the collection of terminology records into electronic files that are accessible online or offline for consultation by users or for content management by authorized terminologists.

The example below shows the essential data elements of a record.

Lexicology, lexicography and Terminology(1)

EN(2) terminology record(3) OFFICIALLY APPROVED(4)

DEF A medium for recording terminological data.(5)

FR(2) fiche de terminologie(3) FEMININE, OFFICALLY APPROVED(4)

fiche terminologique(3) FEMININE(4)

DEF Support sur lequel sont consignées selon un protocole établi les données terminologiques relatives à une notion.(5)

  1. the subject field to which the concept belongs
  2. the languages dealt with (English and French)
  3. the terms ("terminology record," "fiche de terminologie," and "fiche terminologique")
  4. the terms’ usage labels (OFFICIALLY APPROVED, FEMININE)
  5. the textual supports ("A medium for recording terminological data." "Support sur lequel sont consignées selon un protocole établi les données terminologiques relatives à une notion.")

Example of a TERMIUM® record below

TERMIUM® record screen shot

Section of screenshot from Termium Plus showing the trilingual (English-French-Spanish) record for the term ‘term’. The record shows the subject field, the main entry term and synonyms accompanied by parameters and links to source references. The record also shows textual supports such as definitions and observations relating to the term.