Now featuring Windows 7 terminology for 35 languages! On these pages you can search 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
Bing Translator
Free online machine translation of text and and web pages in 20 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 14 languages Language Interface Packs
Windows and Office in over 90 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.
Download files with software translations
MSDN or TechNet subscribers can download software translations in CSV format, now including Windows 7 translations for 35 languages.
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Read and subscribe to the Microsoft Terminology Blog to get news about glossaries, style guides and new terminology forums.