Free / Open Source link list

Open standards

Summary



GMX

GILT Metrics eXchange; defines a standard for specifying the volume, complexity and quality of translation-related tasks (not to be confused with the German freemail service GMX). Maintained by LISA.

ITS

Internationalisation Tag Set; provides support for the internationalisation of XML documents, e.g. by marking translateable content directly in the source document. Maintained by the W3C.

OLIF

Open Lexicon Interchange Format; defines an XML-based standard for describing lexical/terminological data. Maintained by the OLIF Consortium.

SRX

Segmentation Rules eXchange; defines a standard for describing the segmentation rules used by CAT tools and localisation tools. Maintained by LISA.

TBX

Term Base eXchange; defines a standard for the representation of terminological data to enable the interchange of term databases between different tools. Maintained by LISA.

TMX

Translation Memory eXchange; defines a format for the exchange of translation memories. Maintained by LISA.

Trans-WS

Translation Web Services; defines a web services standard for business interactions in localisation and translation. Maintained by OASIS.

XLIFF

XML Localisation Interchange File Format; defines a standard source file format for localisation and translation. Maintained by OASIS.