A glossary the AI actually follows

Set it once, enforce it everywhere

Generic AI tools forget your terms by page 30. Glossary enforcement is the part of professional translation that hobbyist tools skip. Transept makes it the default.

1. I.

   Build or import

   Add terms manually with source / target pairs. Or upload a CSV. Or have Transept seed a draft glossary from an existing translated document.

2. II.

   Scope to client or project

   Glossaries belong to documents, projects, or your whole account. Toggle them on per translation — one client’s terminology won’t leak into another’s work.

3. III.

   Enforced during translation

   Terms get pinned during the run. Every alternative respects the glossary. The QA pass catches anything that slipped.

4. IV.

   Versioned and shared

   Edit a glossary and the change applies to new translations forward. Teams share glossaries; agencies reuse them across client projects.

Where consistency is the whole game

Questions, answered without the fluff

• Can I import an existing glossary?+
  Yes — CSV upload, paste from a spreadsheet, or seed automatically from an existing translated document. The autobuilder catches recurring proper nouns and brand terms.
• How many glossaries can I have?+
  Unlimited on every plan. Most professionals keep one per client; some keep one per project. Teams share them across members.
• What if a term has multiple correct translations?+
  Add notes per term — context, register, when to use which variant. The AI sees the notes and picks the right one.
• Will the AI ever ignore my glossary?+
  Smart Proofread is the safety net. It re-reads the document looking for missed glossary terms and flags them. You decide whether to accept or override.
• How are glossaries different from translation memory (TM)?+
  Glossaries pin specific words or phrases ("Aurelia" → "Aurelia", "the Service" → "le Service"). Translation memory matches whole sentences or segments that have been translated before. They’re complementary — most professional translators use both. Transept ships glossaries today; TM-style sentence matching is on the roadmap.
• Can I have a different glossary per client?+
  Yes — and that’s the most common pattern. Build one glossary per client (or per project), toggle them on per translation. Terminology never leaks between clients. Switching between projects is one click.
• How do I build a glossary from scratch quickly?+
  Three ways: add terms manually, upload a CSV of source/target pairs, or seed automatically from an existing translated document. The auto-seed scans the source text and the existing translation, identifies recurring proper nouns and brand terms, and proposes a draft glossary you can edit before saving.
• What if a term has multiple correct translations depending on context?+
  Add notes per glossary entry explaining when each rendering applies ("formal contexts → X, informal → Y"). The AI sees the notes during translation and picks the right one.
• Will the AI ever ignore my glossary?+
  Glossary enforcement is part of the prompt on every translation, so violations are rare. Smart Proofread is the safety net — it re-reads the translated document specifically looking for glossary misses and flags them with suggested fixes.

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