Global information management Metrics eXchange
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Global information management Metrics eXchange or GMX is a collection of current and proposed standards, primarily targeted at the needs of the translation
industry. They are concerned with measuring quantitatively aspects of a document, particularly those with relevance to the translation process (e.g. word counts, complexity) and were being standardised by Localization Industry Standards Association
as part of the Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization
until the demise of LISA. The primary use cases are in quoting, estimating and billing translation work.
reference architecture and attempts to measure volume in two ways:
An open source implementation of the GMX/V standard, provided by Gould Tech Solutions, is available at http://code.google.com/p/gmx-v/.
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
industry. They are concerned with measuring quantitatively aspects of a document, particularly those with relevance to the translation process (e.g. word counts, complexity) and were being standardised by Localization Industry Standards Association
Localization Industry Standards Association
From 1990 to February 2011 the Localization Industry Standards Association or LISA was a Swiss-based trade body of concerning the translation of computer software into multiple natural languages...
as part of the Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization
OAXAL
OAXAL: Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization is an Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards standards-based initiative to encourage the development of an open Standards approach to XML Authoring and Localization...
until the demise of LISA. The primary use cases are in quoting, estimating and billing translation work.
GMX-Volume
GMX-V is the first of the three standards to be completed, it forms part of the Open Architecture for XML Authoring and LocalizationOAXAL
OAXAL: Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization is an Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards standards-based initiative to encourage the development of an open Standards approach to XML Authoring and Localization...
reference architecture and attempts to measure volume in two ways:
- Establish a verifiable way of calculating the primary word and character counts for a given electronic document.
- Establish a specific XML vocabulary that enables the automatic exchange of metric data
An open source implementation of the GMX/V standard, provided by Gould Tech Solutions, is available at http://code.google.com/p/gmx-v/.