Knowledge Base
Localization Glossary
Plain-language definitions of the terms behind professional localization — from hreflang and XLIFF to SCORM, SSML, and EBU R128.
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
The layout and typesetting stage that rebuilds translated text inside the original design, so every language version looks like the original.
Read definitionEBU R128 (Loudness Normalization)
The European broadcast standard that measures audio in LUFS and sets loudness targets, so your video sounds consistent on every platform.
Read definitionhreflang
The HTML attribute that tells search engines which language and region a page targets, so each visitor finds the version written for them.
Read definitionMTPE (Machine Translation Post-Editing)
A workflow where machine translation produces a first draft and professional linguists revise it to full human quality — faster and cheaper than translation from scratch.
Read definitionRTL (Right-to-Left) Languages
Scripts such as Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian that read right to left — and require mirrored layouts, bidirectional text handling, and script-aware typesetting.
Read definitionSCORM
The packaging standard that lets an e-learning course run, bookmark, and report scores in any compliant learning management system.
Read definitionSDH (Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
Subtitles that add speaker identification and non-speech sound cues to dialogue, making video fully accessible — and increasingly required by law.
Read definitionSSML (Speech Synthesis Markup Language)
The markup language used to direct text-to-speech engines: pronunciation, pauses, emphasis, and how numbers and abbreviations are read aloud.
Read definitionTermbase (Terminology Database)
The approved, multilingual glossary of your brand names, product terms, and industry vocabulary that keeps every translation consistent.
Read definitionTMS (Translation Management System)
The software platform that runs localization workflows — translation memory, termbases, assignments, and QA — in one place.
Read definitionxAPI (Experience API)
A learning-records standard that tracks training activity anywhere — apps, videos, simulations, offline — not just inside an LMS.
Read definitionXLIFF
The open XML standard for exchanging translatable content between systems, keeping text segments, context, and formatting intact end to end.
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