You sell marble products. Your German visitors search for “Carrara-Marmor”. But your translation API translates it as “Carrara-Murmeln” (marbles, the toys). Sound familiar?

Machine translation is amazing, but it struggles with industry-specific terminology. That’s where glossaries come in.

The Problem with Technical Terms

Translation APIs are trained on general text. They don’t know that:

• “Marble” in your industry means “Marmor” (stone), not “Murmel” (toy)
• “Travertine” should stay “Travertin”, not become “Kalksinter”
• “Honed finish” is “geschliffen”, not “gehont”
• Product names shouldn’t be translated at all

What is a Translation Glossary?

A glossary is a dictionary of term pairs that override machine translation. When the API sees a glossary term, it uses your specified translation instead of guessing.

Original    | Language | Translation
------------|----------|------------
marble      | de       | Marmor
marble      | tr       | mermer
marble      | es       | mármol
travertine  | de       | Travertin
honed       | de       | geschliffen

Benefits of Glossaries

1. Consistency

“Marble” is always “Marmor” in German – never “Murmeln” or other variations.

2. Brand Protection

Product names, brand terms, and trademarks stay exactly as you want them.

3. Search Accuracy

When visitors search for industry terms, they find the right products because translations match their expectations.

4. SEO Improvement

Correct terminology in translated content means better rankings for industry-specific keywords.

Jokerist Search Glossary System

Jokerist Search includes a powerful glossary system:

• Database-backed storage – Handles thousands of terms
• CSV import/export – Bulk manage your glossary
• Per-language definitions – Different translations for each target language
• Quick edit interface – Update terms without leaving the page
• Integrated with translation – Applied automatically during index generation

Getting Started

1. Install Jokerist Search
2. Go to Settings → Search → Glossary tab
3. Add your industry terms
4. Generate your search index

Your technical vocabulary, translated correctly, every time.