Help:Extension:Translate/Glossary


 * aggregate message group : message group which is just collection of other message groups
 * codemap : maps the mediawiki language codes to their equivalents in the translation file names in other projects
 * discouraging : way of hiding translatable pages to discourage further translation
 * encouraging : the opposite of discouraging
 * FFS : short for file format support. these modules handles reading and writing of files in various formats
 * fuzzy : translation that needs updating or fixing
 * fuzzying : the act of marking translations fuzzy
 * helper language : translations of the definition in helper languages are shown in the translation editor
 * message : the smallest translatable unit; each message translation has its own page in the wiki
 * message documentation : translation tips and info about the context of the message for translators
 * message group : collection of messages that belong together - translators always work on some message group
 * message group description : long wikitext snippet shown in Special:Translate and other places
 * message group id : unique within wiki identifier each message group must have
 * message group label : Short human readable name of the message group
 * message handle : in the code, messagehandle class wrap title class with useful functions
 * message name or identifier: the unique name of the message, which corresponds to its page title in the wiki (for insatnce, MediaWiki:Mainpage)
 * message namespace: the namespace the page of the message belongs to, which is the prefix of its page title and may depend on the project/product of the message and be named after it
 * qqq : see message documentation
 * secondary message group : message group which shares some or all messages with another message group
 * state :
 * task : option in Special:Translate, like view all messages, or accept translations
 * translatable page: wiki page which has been prepared or marked for translation, may also include all the translation pages and unit pages
 * translation aids : the collection of suggestions, message documentation, helper languages and other information besides the message definition
 * translation editor : the javascript based popup where translation happens
 * translation page : translated version of translatable page residing as subpage of the translatable page
 * translation unit : smallest individually tracked component of translatable pages. the page is dived into paragraph sized translation units and for each unit there is respective message