Termiliste

Termiliste is a term-listing framework and open dataset designed to support the organization, sharing, and reuse of terminology across languages and domains. It frames terms as interoperable entries that combine linguistic data with metadata such as definitions, domain, language, part of speech, and provenance. The goal is to provide a neutral, machine-readable resource suitable for lexicography, terminology management, and multilingual documentation.

Origin and scope: Termiliste emerged as an open, collaborative initiative among linguists, terminologists, and software engineers who aimed to standardize how terms are described and linked. It is intended for use by academic projects, public administrations, and industry translators seeking consistent terminology.

Structure and data model: Each term entry includes fields such as term, language, part of speech, domain, definition, usage examples, synonyms, related terms, etymology, notes, and source. Entries may reference hierarchical relations (broader/narrower terms) and cross-language equivalents. The data model supports variants, diacritics, and locale-aware representations, and is designed to serialize to JSON, XML, and CSV.

Formats and applications: Termiliste promotes interoperability through open formats and common vocabularies such as controlled vocabularies and concept schemes. It is used for glossary creation, glossary maintenance, terminology management in documentation, localization workflows, and linguistic research.

Governance and access: Access is typically governed by licensing suitable for open or restricted use. Community contributions are managed via versioning, attribution, and quality checks to ensure consistency and traceability.