BabelShark basics

The main terms and definitions of BabelShark are listed below.

Global

Project

A website or HTML app which is being localized. Localized strings are unique to each project.

Each project can operate in a specific mode which determines the way BabelShark translates it.

String (or "source string")

A word, sentence, paragraph or text block which is being localized.

This could be a:

• button text (e.g. "Proceed"),

• a short message ("Are you sure to delete item?")

• long message ("Messaging rules: 1. respect other users...")

• HTML block (<div class="card-header"><h1>Profile info</h1></div>)

Use BabelShark markup to mark the source strings in your HTML.

Translation

A translation of the specific string to one of the project languages.

More specific

Scope

Scope is an area which contains one or more source strings, making them unique from other scopes.

For example, the word "General" may mean the "settings menu entry" or "military rank".

You mark scopes yourself. Read more about scopes.