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About the Variable List

SDL Trados Studio allows you to include a customized list of variables in the translation memory setup. Each item on the list is treated as a non-translatable element (recognized token) in Studio. You can create your own variable list in a language resource template or during the translation memory creation. Variables can be useful if, for example, you may not want to translate a company name. Adding it to the variable list identifies this as untranslatable content. The properties of the variable list are as follows:

  • Variables must appear exactly as they do in your documents.
  • Each item in the list must be on a line of its own.
  • Punctuation inside variables, such as hyphens or commas, is not supported.
  • As well as the variables themselves, the list can include comments or headings. Comments or headings must be directly preceded by the hash symbol (#), for example, #comment.

In order to use your variable list during translation, the Recognize variables option must be enabled in the translation memory.