Guide
How to build a glossary for translated captions
Create a per-language glossary in TanLens, add names and product terms with preferred translations, and reuse it across sessions.
To build a glossary, open the Glossary page in TanLens, create a list for one language pair, and add each term with the translation you want. Use it in a live session or file transcription, and the translation layer will apply your rendering when the term appears. Test it on a short recording before relying on it for a client or a public event.
01Create the list
Name the glossary after its purpose and language pair, such as “Acme quarterly reviews — EN to ZH”, so you can find it later. Add terms one at a time: the source term, the preferred translation, and an optional note explaining why that rendering is correct. Keep the list focused on names, products, acronyms and recurring jargon. A hundred generic words dilute the list and make the entries that matter harder to review; twenty well-chosen terms usually do more for consistency.
02Test it, then maintain it
Run a one-minute test with a sentence that contains two or three glossary terms, and check that the output uses your rendering rather than a synonym. If a term appears in a different grammatical form, add that form as its own entry if the translation changes. Review the glossary after each event: drop terms that never appear, and add the names that caused corrections in the transcript. A glossary is a living list, not a one-time setup.
How to do it
- 1Open Glossary and create a new glossary.
- 2Choose the source and target languages for that list.
- 3Add each term with its preferred translation and an optional note.
- 4Test it in a short session, then reuse it for related meetings or files.
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