Terminology managers coordinate the creation and management of terminology across the organization. In some organizations technical writers or translators take up this task. However, more and more often trained specialists, namely terminologists, are being sought for this job today.
Correct and consistent terminology is a prerequisite for technical communication and knowledge transfer. Therefore, terminology is required for any texts with technical content, irrespective of whether these texts are created, consolidated, translated, interpreted or just read and understood. Even standardization cannot work without defined terminology, since technical specifications can be clear only if the functional words used are defined clearly. Over the past years, companies and organizations have come to recognize that integrated terminology management for a standard company language ensures not only quality and consistency of technical documentation and translation, but also supports the process optimization, customer support and loyalty as well as brand protection [1].
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