UNTERM (United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database)

Submitted by drupalAdmin on Thu, 2009-11-19 09:18

“UNTERM is a multilingual terminology database which provides United Nations nomenclature, technical or specialized terms and common phrases in all six official UN languages - English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic.”

General information
Vocabulary type: 
Controlled vocabulary
Author or Editor: 
“Maintained by the Terminology Team of the Terminology and Reference Section, Documentation Division, DGACM [Department for General Assembly and Conference Management], New York”
Update frequency: 
Continual
Vocabulary URL: 

http://unterm.un.org/

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic

Major subjects covered: 

United Nations nomenclature, technical or specialized terms and common phrases

Purpose: 

“The database is mainly intended for use by the language staff of the United Nations to ensure accurate and consistent usage in documents published by the Organization.”

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
Web linked terms
Relationship types: 
Equivalence (Primary/variant terms or Preferred/non-preferred)
Equivalence (Language or dialect)
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
United Nations
Provider URL: 

http://www.un.org

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