Abbreviations are standardized short strings that replace full words or expressions. Abbreviations must be marked as such in translation memories (TMs), so that Trados Team can distinguish them from fully fledged words or expressions.
Defining abbreviations When you define an abbreviation list, you edit the language processing rule used to create a TM. You can define an abbreviation list for each source language of your TMs.
Exporting abbreviations Reuse abbreviation lists across translation memories (TMs) by exporting and importing them in .txt format.
Importing abbreviations Reuse abbreviation lists across translation memories (TMs) by importing and exporting them in *.txt format.