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SALTXLT Markup and Mapping in Termbases-
Empirical Experience -

• Klaus-Dirk Schmitz
• University of Applied Sciences Cologne
• Institute for Information Science
• klaus.schmitz_at_fh-koeln.de

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SALT - Work Package 4

• Analyse in detail data categories and format
  structures of existing terminological data
  collections and formats in order to develop
  conceptual mapping tables and procedures to and
  from DXLT.
• This will serve as technical specifications for
  the develop-ment and implementation of filters
  (converters) from specific databases and formats
  to DXLT and vice versa.
• Based on Deliverable 2 / 3.1 describing existing
  terminological data formats and structures of
  concrete sample data.

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One of the formats Eurodicautom

• Eurodicautom is the terminological databank of
  the EU Commission, developed and filled with data
  since the end of the 60ties.
• Eurodicautom is a main frame application with
  more than 1 million records, and since some
  years, the data are provided to the public via a
  web interface.

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Eurodicautom Sample Data

• BE BTB
• TY DAG77
• NI 612
• CF 3
• CM AG4 CH6 GO6
• DA
• VE C/N kvotient1kulstof-kvælstofforhold2
• RF A.KlougartVE1,VE2
• EN
• VE C-N ratio
• RF CILF,Dict.Agriculture,ACCT,1977

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Eurodicautom Sample Data

• NL
• VE C/N-quotient1koolstof-stikstofverhouding2
  
• DF (in bodem)verhouding vh totale
  koolstofgehalte tot het totale stikstofgehalte
  van organische stoffen...
• RF Agr.WPVE1,VE2Huitenga,Landbouwwdbk
  N-EVE1,VE2
• NT NTE(in plant)verhouding van koolstof en
  stikstof(koolhydraten en eiwitten)...VE1,VE2

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Eurodicautom Data Structure

• After a general block of entry-related
  (concept-related) information, language blocks
  are repeated for each of the EU languages.
• Every data category can only appear once within a
  language block, i.e. only one data category for
  all terms in one language.
• The Note field can be structured by unique
  starting tags that can be seen as virtual data
  categories.

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Eurodicautom Data Categories (part)

• BE (EU) terminology service responsible for the
  entry (M)
• TY collection code (M)
• NI entry number (M)
• NX entry number for updating (R)
• NZ entry number for deleting (R)
• CF reliability code (1 lowest, 5 highest)
• AU author, originator
• DATE date (of last modification)
• CM subject field (Lenoch Code) (M)
• .........
• 
  MMandatory / RRare or old

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Eurodicautom A first DTD (part)

• lt!-- DTD for EURODICAUTOM KDS 30.8.2000 --gt
• lt!ELEMENT EURODICAUTOM (entry )gt
• lt!ELEMENT entry (BE , TY , (NZ NX NZ ) , CF
  , AU? , DATE? , CM , langSet)gt
• lt!ELEMENT BE (PCDATA )gt
• lt!ELEMENT TY (PCDATA )gt
• ...
• lt!ELEMENT langSet (VE?, AB?, PH?, DF?, RF?, MC?,
  MC?, NT?)gt
• lt!ATTLIST langSet lang CDATA IMPLIED gt
• lt!ELEMENT VE (term , termID? )gt
• lt!ELEMENT AB (term , termID? )gt
• lt!ELEMENT PH (term , termID? )gt
• lt!ELEMENT RF (text , refID )gt
• lt!ELEMENT term (PCDATA )gt
• ...

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Eurodicautom Graphical Representation
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Eurodicautom Graphical Representation
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Eurodicautom Mapping Procedure (Part)
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Eurodicautom Mapping Procedure (Part)
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Eurodicautom Mapping Procedure (Part)
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Eurodicautom Mapping Procedure (Part)
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Eurodicautom Hand-coded XML (Part)
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Eurodicautom Hand-coded XML (Part)
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Eurodicautom Hand-coded XML (Part)
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Eurodicautom Hand-coded XML (Part)
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Eurodicautom Hand-coded XML (Part)