Develop technical glossaries

Description

Organise technical terms used e.g. in scientific and legal settings into terminology databases and glossaries to aid future translations.

Alternative labels

define technical glossaries
developing technical glossary
draft technical glossaries
draw up technical glossaries
developing technical glossaries
develop technical glossary
compile technical glossaries
prepare technical glossaries
write technical glossaries

Skill type

skill/competence

Skill reusability level

cross-sector

Relationships with occupations

Essential skill

Develop technical glossaries is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Optional skill

Develop technical glossaries is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Translator: Translators transcribe written documents from one or more languages to another ensuring that the message and nuances therein remain in the translated material. They translate material backed up by an understanding of it, which can include commercial and industrial documentation, personal documents, journalism, novels, creative writing, and scientific texts delivering the translations in any format.
Interpreter: Interpreters understand and convert spoken communication from one language to another. They retain considerable amounts of information, often with the aid of note-taking, and communicate it immediately after whilst keeping the nuances and stress of the message in the recipient language.
Translation agency manager: Translation agency managers oversee operations in the delivery of translation services. They coordinate the efforts of a team of translators who translate written material from one language to another. They ensure the quality of the service and the administration of the translation agency.
Linguist: Linguists study languages scientifically. They master languages and can interpret them in terms of their grammatical, semantic, and phonetic characteristics. They research the evolution of language and the way it is used by societies.

 


 

References

  1. Develop technical glossaries – ESCO

 

Last updated on September 20, 2022