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Reference Documentation

This directory contains official TBX schema, dialect, and module reference files from LTAC Global (LTAC-Global on GitHub).

Source repositories

All files below are sourced from the LTAC-Global GitHub organization and are used under their respective licenses for reference purposes.

Dialects

Dialects define a specific profile of TBX with Schematron constraints, RELAX NG schemas, and example files.

Directory	Source repository	Description
schemas/TBX-Basic_dialect_v1/	TBX-Basic_dialect	TBX-Basic dialect (DCA + DCT schemas, example files, bundled modules)
schemas/TBX-Min_dialect/	TBX-Min_dialect	TBX-Min dialect (DCA + DCT Schematron, NVDL)
schemas/TBX-Core_dialect/	TBX-Core_dialect	TBX-Core dialect (integrated RNG, Schematron, example)
schemas/TBX-Linguist_dialect/	TBX-Linguist_dialect	TBX-Linguist dialect (DCA + DCT Schematron, integrated RNG, examples)

Modules

Modules define data categories and structural rules for a specific level of terminological detail.

Directory	Source repository	Key files
schemas/TBX-Basic_dialect_v1/Modules/TBX_min_module/	TBX_min_module	Min.rng, Min.sch, Min.tbxmd
schemas/TBX-Basic_dialect_v1/Modules/TBX_basic_module/	TBX_basic_module	Basic.rng, Basic.sch, Basic.tbxmd
schemas/TBX_linguist_module/	TBX_linguist_module	Linguist.rng, Linguist.sch, Linguist.tbxmd
schemas/TBX_termComp_module/	TBX_termComp_module	TermComp-namespace.rng

Core schema

File	Source repository	Description
schemas/TBXcoreStructV03.rng	TBX_core_module	TBX core structural RELAX NG schema
schemas/TBX_core.xsd	TBX_core_module	TBX core XML Schema (XSD)

Module description format

Directory	Source repository	Key files
schemas/TBX_module_description_xml/	TBX_module_description_xml	tbxmd.rng — RELAX NG schema for .tbxmd module definition files

Implementation guide

Directory	Source repository	Key files
schemas/TBX-Basic_ImplementationGuide/	TBX-Basic_ImplementationGuide	TBX-Basic_ImplementationGuide.pdf

TBX module hierarchy

The TBX standard (ISO 30042:2019) defines a modular architecture:

TBX-Core          structural foundation (element definitions)
  +-- TBX-Min     minimal data categories for basic terminology
  +-- TBX-Basic   standard data categories for general terminology
  +-- TBX-Linguist  extended data categories for linguistic detail
  +-- TBX-TermComp  term composition and decomposition

Each dialect (TBX-Min, TBX-Basic, etc.) combines the core structure with one or more modules and adds dialect-specific Schematron constraints.