Documentation
Glossarist provides open-source tools for maintaining multi-language concept systems, aligned with ISO standards for terminology management.
Where to start
| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Understand the concept model | Concept Model Overview → |
| Look up a field or entity type | Entity Field Reference → |
| See the YAML schema definitions | YAML Schema Reference → |
| Install the desktop app | Installation Guide → |
| Adopt Glossarist in my organization | Adoption Guide → |
| Browse the code | Software Ecosystem → |
| Understand the theory | Core Concepts → |
Sections
Concept Model
The Glossarist concept/term model — a self-contained, technology-neutral information model aligned with ISO 10241-1, 704, 30042, 12620, and 25964. Covers concepts, designations, relationships, sources, and term types.
Software
The Glossarist ecosystem: glossarist-ruby, glossarist-js, Concept Browser, and the Desktop App.
Desktop App
Install and use the Glossarist Desktop application to manage concept registries with change request workflows and review.
Core Concepts
Background on terminology management principles: concept systems, the concept-term interaction cycle, and registers.
Adopting Glossarist
How to start using Glossarist in your organization — workflows, infrastructure setup, and migrating existing data.
Standards
Which ISO standards Glossarist implements and how each one maps to entities in the concept model.