Glossary
The Glossary lets you define rules for specific words or phrases. Instead of letting the AI choose how to translate a term, you can lock it down: always use this exact translation, or never translate this term at all. Glossary rules are applied every time a translation is generated.
What Is a Glossary Term?
Section titled “What Is a Glossary Term?”A glossary term is a word or phrase where you want consistent, controlled translation. Common uses:
- Brand names and product names that should stay in English regardless of the target language (for example, “Acme Pro” should never be translated)
- Industry-specific terms that have a standard translation your audience expects
- UI labels where your design or legal team has approved a specific wording
Adding a Glossary Entry
Section titled “Adding a Glossary Entry”Click Add Term on the Glossary settings screen. Each entry has the following fields:
Source Term
Section titled “Source Term”The word or phrase as it appears in your source content. This must match exactly what’s on your site (see case sensitivity below).
Action
Section titled “Action”Choose what the AI should do when it encounters this term:
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Never translate | The term is left exactly as written in all translations. Use this for brand names, product names, or technical identifiers. |
| Always translate as | The AI uses your specified translation every time, instead of choosing its own. Use this for terms with a required or brand-approved translation. |
Translation (for “Always translate as” rules)
Section titled “Translation (for “Always translate as” rules)”The exact translation to use. Leave blank for “Never translate” rules.
Target Languages
Section titled “Target Languages”By default, a rule applies to all your target languages. You can restrict a rule to specific languages — for example, always translate “Dashboard” as “Tableau de bord” in French, but leave it as “Dashboard” in German.
Case Sensitive
Section titled “Case Sensitive”When on, the rule matches only the exact capitalisation you entered. When off, it matches any capitalisation.
How the Glossary Affects AI Translation
Section titled “How the Glossary Affects AI Translation”When Omnalingo sends text to be translated, it includes your glossary rules as explicit instructions to the AI. The AI is told to follow these rules before generating its output. This makes glossary rules more reliable than general AI context — they’re constraints, not suggestions.
Effect on Existing Translations
Section titled “Effect on Existing Translations”Glossary rules only apply to translations generated after you save the rule. Strings that have already been translated and stored are not automatically updated. To apply new glossary rules to existing content, re-translate the affected strings from the dashboard or visual editor.