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Glossary
A
Acronym: In SYSTRAN terminology, a word, all uppercase, formed from the initial letters of other words
or parts of a series of words, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps.
Adjective: A word used to modify a noun by limiting or qualifying. In English, it can be distinguishedby
one of several suffixes, such as -able, -ous, -er, and -est, because it directly precedes a noun or
noun phrase, such as red in “a red door,” or because it is precededby a form of to be, such as “the
door is red.”
Adver b: A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, such as brightly in “The sun shines
brightly.”
Algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving procedure.
Article: A word used to signal a noun and to specify its application. In English, the definite article is “the,”
and the indefinite articles are “a” and “an.”
Auxiliary verb: A verb, such as have, can, or will, that accompanies the main verb in a clause and helps to
make distinctions in aspect, mood, tense, and voice.
C
Clause: A group of two or more words which contains a verb. One or more clauses make up acomplete
sentence.
Compound word: A term made up of multiple words (e.g. watering can)
D
DNT: An acronym for Do Not Translate.
DNT List: A list of terms that will not be translated by the SYSTRAN software.
Do Not Translate: A sequence of words (part of a sentence) that is not to be translated.
Do Not Translate (DNT) Insertion: A sequence of words within a complete sentence that is not to be
translated.
Do Not Translate (DNT) Paragraph: A paragraph that is not to be translated.
E
Embedded clause: A subordinate clause that is embedded in the middle of a main clause. For example:
The camera, which I bought yesterday, is already broken.
Expression: In SYSTRAN terminology, a noun phrase consisting of more than one noun or any
combinationof nouns and adjectives, where the headword is a noun, such as lug nut, Library of
Congress, and red letter day. Complete sentences are not valid SYSTRAN expressions; neither are
any phrases that contain verbs.
F
Finite verb: A verb form that is limited in tense, person, and number, such as goes in “He goes.”