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].

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]

See also

• Translation memory
• Computer-assisted translation

External links

• TMX Home
• XML in localisation: Reuse translations with TM and TMX

References

1. ^ OSCAR - Open Standards for Container/Content Allowing Re-use
2. ^ LISA - Localization Industry Standards Association
3. ^ ^{a b} TMX Home
4. ^ Maxprograms Utilities - CSVConverter (creates a TMX from a CSV file). Also: TBXMaker, RTFCleaner, TMXValidator (released under the Eclipse Public License), Java Properties Viewer
5. ^ bitext2tmx - Aligner written in Java by Mikel Forcada and Susana Santos
6. ^ po2tmx - Convert Gettext PO files to a TMX translation memory file

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