Domain-Specific Terminology Banks Flashcards

In legal transliteration, the term 'habeas corpus' originates from Latin. Which transliteration principle applies when rendering it into a non-Latin script?

Answer: Preserve the phonetic value of each syllable

Transliteration preserves the phonetic value of the source term, not its meaning, so each syllable of 'habeas corpus' is rendered by its sound in the target script.

A medical transliterator encounters the term 'tachycardia.' In a terminology bank, this word would most likely be categorized under which domain?

Answer: Cardiology

'Tachycardia' refers to an abnormally rapid heart rate and belongs to the cardiology domain in a medical terminology bank.

Which of the following best describes a 'terminology bank' in the context of transliteration work?

Answer: A curated repository of domain-specific terms with approved transliteration equivalents

A terminology bank is a structured database of specialized terms paired with their approved transliteration forms for consistent rendering across documents.

When transliterating pharmaceutical drug names such as 'ibuprofen' into Arabic script, the standard approach is to:

Answer: Render each phoneme according to the target script's sound system

Pharmaceutical transliteration maps each phoneme of the source name to the closest equivalent in the target script's sound inventory.

A CT candidate working with a legal terminology bank encounters 'amicus curiae.' The bank notes it is a Latin phrase used in US courts. The correct transliteration approach is to:

Answer: Transliterate the Latin phrase directly using target-script phonetics

Legal terms used as proper phrases are transliterated directly from their source language phonetics, not translated first.

In scientific transliteration, the element name 'phosphorus' (from Greek φωσφόρος) is being rendered into Cyrillic. Which consideration is most important?

Answer: Reflecting the established Cyrillic scientific convention for this term

Scientific terminology often has established conventional transliterations in the target script that take precedence over strict phonetic rules.

A domain-specific terminology bank for IT would most likely contain transliteration entries for which type of terms?

Answer: Software protocols, hardware names, and programming language keywords

An IT terminology bank focuses on technical vocabulary such as software protocols, hardware identifiers, and programming terms that require consistent transliteration.