Translation Memory eXchange
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TMX (Translation Memory eXchange) is an open XML standard for the exchange of translation memory data created by computer-aided translation and localization tools. TMX is developed and maintained by OSCAR[1] (Open Standards for Container/Content Allowing Re-use), a special interest group of LISA[2] (Localization Industry Standards Association). Being in existence since 1998, the format allows easier exchange of translation memory between tools and/or translators with little or no loss of critical data[3]. The current version is 1.4b - it allows for the recreation of the original source and target documents from the TMX data. TMX 2.0 was released for public comment in March, 2007[3].
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[edit] Third-party tools
A number of tools can be used to create TMX files
- CSVConverter, published by Maxprograms, creates a TMX document from a CSV file. It is included in the free Maxprograms Utilities.[4]
- Mikel Forcada and Susana Santos's aligner, bitext2tmx, creates a TMX file from bitext.[5]
- The Translate Toolkit's po2tmx converter can be used to create TMX memories from PO.[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ OSCAR - Open Standards for Container/Content Allowing Re-use
- ^ LISA - Localization Industry Standards Association
- ^ a b TMX Home
- ^ Maxprograms Utilities - CSVConverter (creates a TMX from a CSV file). Also: TBXMaker, RTFCleaner, TMXValidator (released under the Eclipse Public License), Java Properties Viewer
- ^ bitext2tmx - Aligner written in Java by Mikel Forcada and Susana Santos
- ^ po2tmx - Convert Gettext PO files to a TMX translation memory file