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SNOMED CT is a global terminology and it that was purposefully designed from the ground up to be multi-lingual. The SNOMED CT concepts are abstract clinical ideas and are separated from the terms used to describe them. , which can be described using many different synonymous terms. Translation tools support the creation and review of SNOMED CT descriptions (terms) in different languages while enforcing a quality assurance process that includes reviews and validations against guidelines and specifications.

The International Edition of SNOMED CT is distributed with English descriptions , and implementations that require other languages to go through a translation process, sometimes these are individual efforts and sometimes these are collective efforts between different countries that share the same (US and GB English dialects). Currently, entire or part translations of SNOMED CT are available in a number of languages dialects, including US English, UK English, AU English, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Lithuanian, Swedish and French. Translation tooling can be used to support additional translations of SNOMED CT by Member countries/territories or group of Members that share a common language.

Translations are usually planned with a limited scope, starting with prioritized subsets directly related to implementation use cases, and then in stages, by prioritising subsets of SNOMED CT and then growing the coverage of the translation grows over time. Translations are ongoing projects, as new content is created on each new SNOMED CT release the translations are updated to match the international edition.

SNOMED International Reference Set and Translation Tool

This tool is maintained by SNOMED International and is used to maintain Reference Sets and Translations for many national extensions.

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The features related to Translation Authoring tasks include:

Translation subsets may be prioritised in a variety of ways, e.g. based on frequency of use, subsets that directly relate to a specific implementation use case, or by hierarchy. Translation is an ongoing process. As new content is added to SNOMED CT, new translations may be required.

For more information on SNOMED CT translation, please refer to the SNOMED International Translation page.

SNOMED International Translation Tool

SNOMED International provides a Reference Set and Translation Tool that can be used to create and maintain SNOMED CT translations (see screenshot below).

The features related to translation include:

• Translation of the concepts in a reference setTranslation based on Translation Reference Sets
• Ability to import translations using RF2
• Maintenance tasks related to the update to new releases of dependencies
• Collaborative workflow for content revisions
• Migration of translation reference sets to a new versioned SNOMED CT edition
• Collaborative workflow of translation authoring and review
• Download and publication of translationsTranslation export for publication
• Management of translation metadata
• Sharing of translations via a directory

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Other Translation Tools

Other SNOMED CT translation tools are available, as listed below.

Please note that this list of translation tools is provided in alphabetical order. To request the addition or removal of a translation tool to/from this list, please submit a request via the 'Feedback' button at the bottom of this page.

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