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Terminology

Create collection and add terms

You will learn how to:

Step 1: Creating a new collection​

To create a new collection:

  1. On Tilde Term, open collection list and click New term collection.
  2. Fill the required collection info (title, domain etc) and click Save.
  3. Your new collection will be opened.
Figure 1. Adding new term collection.
Figure 1. Adding new term collection.
Figure 2. Term collection details.
Figure 2. Term collection details.
Figure 3. New term collection is created.
Figure 3. New term collection is created.

Step 2: Adding terms​

Once your collection is created, you can add terminology using one of the following methods:

  • Importing: Upload terms from an existing file (.xlsx, .csv, .tsv, .tbx). Ideal for large amounts of existing data.
  • Manual Entry: Add terms one by one directly in the Tilde Term platform interface. Suitable for starting from scratch or adding a few terms.

Method A: Importing collection data​

Easily import your existing terminology data into the platform. Your import file must contain source and target terms. You can also include additional information (metadata).

SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS

We support importing collections from the following file formats:

  • .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)
  • .tbx (TermBase eXchange)
  • .csv (Comma-separated values)
  • .tsv (Tab-separated values)
NEED AN EXAMPLE FILE?

Want to see exactly how your file should be structured, especially with all possible metadata fields?

  1. Create a sample collection.
  2. Add a few sample terms and any relevant metadata.
  3. Export the collection. The downloaded file serves as a perfect template for importing your own data.

Follow these steps to import from an .xlsx file:

  1. In the single collection view, open the Import tab.
  2. Select the Excel file format.
  3. Upload the file.
  4. Select if the file has a header.
  5. Select if existing terms should be deleted.
  6. Select which columns should be imported, their languages and categories.
  7. Click Continue import.
  8. Close the import results.
Figure 4. Selecting file to import.
Figure 4. Selecting file to import.

Method B: Adding terms manually​

You can add terms directly using the interface from the main Term Table view of your collection.

To add a new term entry manually:

  1. Click the Add entry button. The entry form will appear above the table.
  2. Enter the essential term details in the form:
    • Select the language.
    • Add the term.
    • Choose the term status (Approved or Draft).
  3. (Optional) Click Add term to add a synonym or term in another language.
  4. (Optional) Click Edit media to add image and video information.
  5. (Optional) Click Definition to add term definition.
Figure 5. Click Add entry to open the form.
Figure 5. Click Add entry to open the form.
Figure 6. Fill in the details for a new term entry.
Figure 6. Fill in the details for a new term entry.
Figure 7. The Term Table is updated with the new entry.
Figure 7. The Term Table is updated with the new entry.
ADDITIONAL TERM DETAILS

You can add the following metadata to term entries:

  • context example,
  • usage note,
  • source,
  • notes,
  • grammatical gender,
  • grammatical number,
  • grammatical part of speech,
  • term type,
  • administrative status,
  • approval status,
  • temporal qualifier,
  • register

How to delete collection​

To delete collection:

  1. Open the collection you want to delete.
  2. On the top right corner, click Delete.
  3. Confirm deleting.
Figure 8. Delete term collection.
Figure 8. Delete term collection.