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DIN Standards Committee Terminology

About NAT

One of DIN's most important tasks is standardizing German technical language. Each standards committee is responsible for the terminology in its own field(s). DIN‘s Standards Committee Terminology, however, defines the principles of and methods for the terminology work of all the other committees. Important principles of our work are:

  • Avoiding misunderstandings by ensuring clarity
  • Systematizing terminology work
  • Creating transparency

Other areas we cover are:

  • Preparing specialised dictionaries
  • Computer applications for terminology work and lexicography
  • The use of terminology databases and special translation and interpreting software

In today’s globalized world multilingual terminology work is gaining importance, as it is essential for the quality assessment of technical translation and interpreting. Furthermore, the number of IT tools for translation and interpreting continues to grow. The principles of terminology work need to be incorporated into these software tools in order for them to be useful. This area now lies within the scope of NAT’s work.
Standards that are practically oriented are needed to increase transparency for contract partners in translation and interpreting. These standards lay down requirements and processes for translation and interpreting services.
NAT has regular contact with other terminology organizations in Germany (e.g. www.radt.org and www.dttev.org), with whom we share the common goal of promoting the German technical language in the context of a globalized market.

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Andreas Lamm

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DIN ISO 18841 2025-04-23 Interpreting services - General requirements and recommendations More  Comment 
DIN ISO 20228 2025-04-23 Interpreting services - Legal interpreting - Requirements More  Comment 
ISO/AWI 9515 2025-03-13 Language resource management - Vocabulary More  Comment 

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Current Draft Standards
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DIN ISO 24495-3 2025-05 Plain language - Part 3: Science writing (ISO/DIS 24495-3:2025); Text in German and English More  Read draft and comment

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DIN 2347 2025-04 Standard Interpreting services - Conference interpreting - Requirements and recommendations More  Order from DIN Media
DIN ISO 11669 2025-02 Standard Translation projects - General guidance (ISO 11669:2024) More  Order from DIN Media
ISO 5078 2025-02 Standard Management of terminology resources - Terminology extraction More  Order from DIN Media

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