4.5.4. Terminology database Managers

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a terminology database manager called TERMIUM^®.

TERMIUM^® System

The TERMIUM^® system is a large-scale data management system that allows the storage, distribution, macro-management and manipulation of terminological and documentary data. The name TERMIUM^® also designates the database within the system that contains more than one million records for consultation, and the spinoffs TERMIUM^® on CD-ROM and TERMIUM Plus^® (on the Internet).

The system produces monthly statistical reports on the types of transactions performed, grouped by record originator, project title, subject field, language, file, and by other access keys. The system is also used to maintain the subject-field classification system and user profiles (including read and write privileges); it ensures data security and provides information concerning the amount of time each user spends online, the number of queries per user, and the response rate related to these queries.