Creation and Management Process of Glossaries and Style Guides

What is a glossary?

This is a list of terms used for translation. By creating a glossary that defines consistent translations for product names and technical terms before translation, you can ensure that consistent terminology is used throughout the document.

Rules are needed for which translation to use!

Especially when translating large documents with multiple translators, without a glossary, the terms used may differ among translators, leading to inconsistencies in terminology.
At Human Science, we identify the terms that need to be standardized before translation and create a glossary to prevent inconsistencies and errors in the translations.
If you have specific terms you would like us to use, please provide them before translation, and we will include those terms in the glossary for the translation.

Examples of items to include in the glossary

• ●Provided Glossary (terms with specified translations such as parts, company names, product names, function names, etc.)
• ●Terms not included in the provided glossary
  ・Terms related to newly implemented features and technologies
  ・Text that does not require translation (such as file extensions and program code)
• ●Verb
• ●Unit Symbol
• ●Other Frequently Used Terms
• etc.

What is a Style Guide?

This is a list of rules regarding the style (expressions, notation, grammar, etc.) to be used in translations.
Similar to a glossary, establishing rules for style before translation allows for consistency throughout the document, thereby improving translation quality.

Rules are needed for which style to use!

At Human Science, we create style guides for each client and project before translation, providing our customers with consistent, high-quality translations throughout the document. Since the representation of symbols and numbers varies by language, we create style guides according to the rules of each language.

Content to Include in the Style Guide (Example)

• ●Customer-Specified Rules

• ●Rules for Each Language

  - Use of uppercase and lowercase letters

  ・Number format (thousands separator, decimal point)

  - Notation of symbols and signs (quotations, apostrophes, parentheses, etc.)

  - Writing Style

  - Style of warning and caution statements

  Reference Document Style