SDL MultiTerm Widget
Never Be Lost for Words
Do you want to improve the accuracy and consistency of your translation projects? Do you want to increase the value of the terminology you have built up for your clients while improving your productivity and service quality to your clients?
The SDL MultiTerm Widget ensures quick, easy access to terminology, online dictionaries and search engines so that your translators are never lost for words and provide the best service to your clients
Product Brief
SDL MultiTerm Widget Product Brief
SDL MultiTerm Widget allows you to search for the right word in any language, from any application using your terminology and online resources such as Google Dictionary and WikipediaHighlights
The SDL MultiTerm Widget is the latest innovation in the SDL MultiTerm product suite. It is a simple application that allows anyone to easily check the meaning or translation of a word as they read, write or translate.
Improve translation productivity - check terminology from within a browser, DTP tool, text editing tool or a development studio
Access to words from any location - look-up words from online dictionaries and search engines such as Wikipedia or Google Dictionary
Promote your terminology work to your clients - if you have built up terminology for your clients, the SDL MultiTerm Widget is a simple, easy way for both your translators and your clients to access that terminology
Easier sharing of knowledge and terminology assets - easy access through the SDL MultiTerm Widget facilitates terminology and knowledge sharing across your organization
The SDL MultiTerm Widget is the perfect solution to maximizing the investment in terminology management and language by ensuring that everyone has access to the right words in their language, when they need them.
Features
Check any word, from any environment – simply highlight text in any Windows application and using a shortcut key the Widget will find the right word and its translation from your terminology or from online resources and dictionaries
Access any online dictionary – the SDL MultiTerm Widget can access any of your favourite online resources for dictionary content, such Google Dictionary or Wikipedia
Customize to add your own resources – if you have a favorite online resource for looking up words and translations, customize the Widget to access it directly
Fits in to your existing solutions – direct access to server-based or file-based terminology and the ability to lookup words from any Windows application
Simple user interface – easy-to-use application for people not familiar with terminology management
Check words that are embedded in images – with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, you can even lookup words embedded within images such as JPEGs or PNGs
FAQs
A list of the most Frequently Asked Questions about the SDL MultiTerm Widget. If your question is not answered here, please contact us.
Besides MultiTerm termbases – what other search engines or online dictionaries are supported?
The pre-configured engines are:
Can I add another search engine?
Yes, you can configure the SDL MultiTerm Widget to access other search engines or online dictionaries. The specification of how to do this is available on SDL OpenExchange
Is the SDL MultiTerm Widget difficult to configure?
No, not at all. It is designed for very easy use, not only for language experts or power users of terminology for but anyone in a company who wants to look up a word.
What’s the difference between SDL MultiTerm Online and the SDL MultiTerm Widget?
SDL MultiTerm Online is a browser-based application, enabled not only for looking up terminology but also editing data:
· No software installation required
· Read-Write, including termbase maintenance features such as export and import
· Only for server termbases, not local data
· More steps required to quickly look up a term
SDL MultiTerm Widget is Windows application, focused on ease-of-use:
· Software installation required
· Read-only (at this stage)
· Support for local and remote termbases
· Extremely quick access to data
· Support for other Internet search engines and online dictionaries
Does the SDL MultiTerm Widget work externally, outside of the organization?
Yes, much in the same way that SDL MultiTerm Online can be made accessible to external sites, SDL MultiTerm Widget can be installed externally and access an SDL MultiTerm Server termbase elsewhere.
Does it work offline?
Yes, you can connect to local termbases that do not require an Internet connection to be searched.
Can I edit my terminology?
No. At this stage, you are only able to search for words in the termbase.
Does it work with remote termbases?
Yes, even with multiple SDL MultiTerm Server-based termbases.
Does it work on the Internet or only in LANs?
It work in both intranets and the Internet.
