Section 20 of 103
19. Multilingual Terminology and Translation Equivalence
Stable section ID: S05-CON-015-SECTION-20 · 5 content blocks
System05 shall support multilingual engineering communication while preserving a single coherent semantic foundation.
Each translated term shall be connected to the same language-independent concept identifier as its authoritative source. Translation shall preserve the concept, normative force, scope, qualifiers, status, units, symbols, and relationships of the original terminology.
The controlled English-language edition shall serve as the initial authoritative terminology source unless an approved release explicitly designates another edition as co-authoritative. This arrangement is a semantic-control mechanism and shall not prevent multilingual participation.
Where no exact translation exists, the approved translation record shall provide an explanatory equivalent rather than introduce a misleading literal translation. Transliteration shall not be treated as translation unless it has been formally approved as the preferred local term.
A translation discrepancy shall be reported and resolved through terminology governance. No translation shall silently expand, reduce, or modify a constitutional obligation.