TermBase eXchange

TermBase eXchange (TBX) is an international standard (ISO 30042:2019) for the representation of structured concept-oriented terminological data, copublished by ISO and the Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA).^[3][4][5] Originally released in 2002 by LISA's OSCAR special interest group, TBX was adopted by ISO TC 37 in 2008. In 2019 ISO 30042:2008 was withdrawn and revised by ISO 30042:2019. It is currently available as an ISO standard and as an open, industry standard, available at no charge.^[4][5]

TermBase eXchange

Filename extension	.tbx
Internet media type	application/x-tbx [1]
UTI conformation	public.xml
Developed by	Localization Industry Standards Association
Initial release	2002?
Latest release	April 2019; 6 years ago (2019-04)[2]
Type of format	Terminology
Extended from	XML
Standard	ISO 30042
Open format?	yes
Website	https://www.gala-global.org/sites/default/files/migrated-pages/docs/tbx_oscar_0.pdf

TBX defines an XML format for the exchange of terminology data, and is "an industry standard for terminology exchange".^[6]

See also

• IATE (“Inter-Active Terminology for Europe”) is the EU's inter-institutional terminology database used in the EU institutions and agencies since summer 2004 for the collection, dissemination and shared management of EU-specific terminology. The IATE multilingual databases can be downloaded in a zipped format, then multilanguage glossaries in TBX format can be generated using a free tool.
• OpenTMS (Open Source Translation Management System)
• XLIFF (XML Localisation Interchange File Format): an XML-based format created to standardize the way localizable data are passed between tools during a localization process and a common format for CAT tool files.