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Termbase entries

MultiTerm is a concept-oriented system which means that each termbase entry corresponds to a single concept.

A single termbase entry contains all the terms that describe a concept, as well as any additional information associated with that concept. For each concept, you can specify terms in multiple languages.

If you use MultiTerm as a knowledge base system, you may want to use the language fields to categorize information primarily according to subject rather than language.

Termbase entry structure

A termbase entry typically contains:

  • A number that is unique in the termbase
  • At least one term and other possible synonyms
  • A definition of the item that is referenced using the term or terms in the entry. The description may also contain other supporting information such as an image file or a link to a web page.
  • Other language versions of terms
  • Server-based termbase entries contain an entry class field. Entry classes are used to control user access to server-based termbases.