# Creating Termbases Termbases help you enforce terminology consistently. ### Create a termbase 1. Open the **Termbases** tab 2. Click **Create Termbase** 3. Give it a name and select languages ### Add terms while translating You can build terminology as you work: * Select text in both Source and Target * Use **Add to Termbase** from the context menu The right-click menu offers several routes: **Add to Termbase** (`Ctrl+Alt+T`, opens the entry dialog), and the quick-adds **Quick Add to Project Termbase** (`Alt+Up`) and **Quick Add to Background Termbase** (`Alt+Down`). ### Similar Term Found — merge as a synonym If the term you are adding shares its source with an existing entry (but has a different target), or shares its target (but a different source), Workbench shows a **Similar Term Found** prompt instead of silently creating a near-duplicate. You can: * **Add as Synonym** — fold the new term into the existing entry as a synonym * **Add & Edit…** — do that, then open the entry editor to review it * **Keep Both** — create a separate entry anyway * **Cancel** — abandon the add The prompt only appears when there is an actual overlap, so the quick-adds stay instant otherwise. Exact duplicates (same source *and* target) are skipped as before. This matches the behaviour of the Supervertaler for Trados plugin. ### Tips * Use a separate termbase per client when terminology differs. * Add high-priority terms first (product names, UI strings). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://supervertaler.gitbook.io/help/termbases/creating.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.