Glossary

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ATA iSpec2200

ATA iSpec2200 is a standard of the Air Transport Association (ATA) which regulates technical documentation in the civil aviation industry.
DITA
Abbreviation:Darwin Information Typing Architecture
Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is an XML-based concept describing both an architecture and a document type definition (DTD) and was designed specially for technical documentation.
DocBook

DocBook is a document format defined in an XML- or SGML-based document type definition (DTD) and used primarily for creating books and articles. DocBook is maintained by the Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS).
DTD
Abbreviation:Document Type Definition
A document type definition (DTD) defines the manner of information in a specific information type, the sequence and frequency of occurrence of this information and the hierarchical relationships between this information.
EasyBrowse

EasyBrowse GmbH is a subsidiary of Ovidius GmbH and develops comprehensive software solutions for electronic publishing. EasyBrowse is also a data conversion service provider.
EasyBrowse 2k2
Definition:= EasyBrowse EB.2go
The product was rebranded in 2008: EB.2go 
EasyBrowse 2k2html
Definition:EasyBrowse EB.4web
The product was rebranded in 2008: EB.4web
EasyBrowse MAX
Definition:= EasyBrowse EB.Suite
The product was rebranded in 2008: EB.Suite
EB.2go

EasyBrowse EB.2go is the offline publishing component of EB.Suite and contains everything needed for publishing information on data carriers such as CDs, DVDs and USB sticks.
EB.2protect

EasyBrowse EB2.protect is a tool that controls access to data, information and functions and hence ensures efficient security management. With EB.2protect the number and duration of accesses to publications can be defined, licence keys assigned or demo versions retroactively released.
EB.4mobile

EasyBrowse EB.4mobile is the mobile publishing component of EB.Suite with which information can be published on all Java-capable mobile devices (mobile phones, PDAs, smartphones etc.).
EB.4web

EasyBrowse EB.4web is the online publishing component of EB.Suite with which information based on current standards such as HTML, CSS or JavaScript, can be published in the Internet or Intranet. These publications can then be shown in all commonly used browsers.
EB.Suite

EasyBrowse EB.Suite is a comprehensive solution for electronic publishing for both online and offline media. and mobile devices. EB.Suite combines sophisticated browser technology with a powerful integrated search machine.
MetaMorphosis

Ovidius MetaMorphosis is a powerful transformation tool for SGML and XML structures. Other structures which can be represented as trees can also be handled with MetaMorphosis. Mighty XML solutions can be created with the powerful API.
S1000D
Abbreviation:ASD/AIA SPEC 1000D
ASD/AIA SPEC 1000D, abbreviated 'S1000D', is an international specification for technical documentation in the areas of aerospace and defence. The publishers of the documentation standard are the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) and the Aerospace Industries of America (AIA).
SGML
Abbreviation:Standard Generalized Markup Language
The Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) is an ISO-standardised meta-language: ISO 8879:1986. SGML allows markup languages to be defined for documents and data.
TCToolbox

Ovidius TCToolbox is a powerful SGML/XML content management system (CMS) which supports companies in systematically optimising editorial processes for technical documentation.
Translation Memory

A translation memory (TM) is a language database in which translated sentences and sentence components are saved and can be called up at a later time. This results in translations with consistent terminology and savings in time and money.
TreeVision

Ovidius TreeVision is a software program for visualisation of XML and SGML document type definitions (DTDs). Extensive search and navigation options and a clear graphical display facilitate work with complex DTDs.
XHelp

Ovidius XHelp is a modular system tha produces various help formats, e.g. HTML Help, Java Help, Eclipse Help and Web Help, all generated from XML data.
XML
Abbreviation:Extensible Markup Language
XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language and is a meta-language for defining markup languages standardised by the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C).
XWord

Ovidius XWord is a fast easy-to-configure formatter enabling high-quality output of all XML documents using Microsoft Word as the formatting engine..