In most cases these are relatively simple glossaries that the translators compile for their own personal use. In only a few cases a special unit or person within the organisation compiles glossaries for common use within the company. Only in exceptional cases the glossaries are made for external use. Three persons have compiled printed or duplicated glossaries and one keeps the glossary in a card register. Most of these own glossaries are multilingual and contain definitions.
Terminology training Some of the respondents have some training in terminology.
The following table shows the distribution between different terminology-related areas. The figures show number of responses. The results show that most of the respondents lack all forms of terminology training. Especially striking is the fact that almost everybody lacks training in term formation, taking into consideration that so many are engaged in the creation of new terms. The perception of the usefulness of terminology courses is shown in the next table.