Welcome to the site dedicated to Microsoft terminology!
On these pages you can search online in our localization glossaries and terminology database for over 70 languages, download style guides, give us feedback on terminology used in our products and find pointers to other languages and localization sites in Microsoft.

Search terminology and glossaries

Search our terminology database and product glossaries in more than 70 languages

Resources

Language tools and technologies

Windows Live Translator
Free online machine translation of text and and web pages in 11 languages
ESL Assistant
Designed for learners of English as a Second Language, the ESL Assistant helps find writing errors and shows how others have expressed similar ideas on the web
Messenger Translation Robot
Translate Messenger conversations between English and Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish
Language Interface Packs
Windows and Office in over 70 languages
Microsoft Transliteration Utility
Tool for transliterating one natural language script to another

Language support and blogs

Go Global
Develop world-ready applications for the Microsoft Windows platform. Find information about the international features built into various Microsoft products.
Microsoft MT
Microsoft Research Machine Translation (MSR-MT) Team Blog
Microsoft Proofing Tools
Office Natural Language Team Blog

Download style guides

Find localization and usage guidelines for many languages.

Participate in terminology forums

Terminology forums allow local communities to suggest, vote and comment on terminology for localized products. Check if there's an open program for your language.

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Read and subscribe to the Microsoft Terminology Blog to get news about glossaries, style guides and new terminology forums.

Microsoft Language Portal

Search terminology and glossaries

Resources

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Participate in terminology forums

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