Termbase entries: levels and fields

Termbase entries consist of fields. Some termbase fields are created automatically. Others can be added when you create the termbase or edit it. You can create as many fields as you want and put them at different levels within the termbase entry.

The same field can appear more than once in a termbase entry. It may appear multiple times at the same level or at different levels.

Termbase field information is stored in the Termbase Definition. A separate field is required for each piece of information you want the termbase to hold. All fields defined for a termbase are present in every termbase entry. However, if a field is empty, it may not be displayed.

You can also export termbase definitions to a file.

Termbase entry field levels

There are three levels at which you can create fields in a termbase entry: Entry, Language and Term.

  • Entry level - This is the top level and holds information that applies to the whole termbase entry.
    • Language level - Language level fields hold information that is relevant to a language.
      • Term level - Term level fields hold data that is specific to the term.

Termabse entry fields

When you create a new termbase, three fields are automatically created and added to the termbase definition: Entry, Language and Term:

  • Entry field: the unique entry number that is given to each new termbase entry.
  • Language field: a language. There can be multiple Language fields in a single termbase entry.
  • Term field: a single term. There can be multiple Term fields under each Language.