The Baiqian Initiative – Baiqian Database – OITD Interactive Modules and API Applications

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Baiqian Database for Technical Terminology Standards

 

I. General Overview	II. Implementation Strategy and Phased Plan	III. Organizational Structure and Technical Collaboration	IV. OITD Interactive Modules and API Applications
V. Resource Requirements	VI. Expected Outcomes and Impact	VII. Long-Term Vision

 

IV. OITD Interactive Modules and API Applications

The OITD (Online Interactive Translation Dictionary) emphasizes three core interactive functions:

1. Collaborative Entry Editing and User Participation
   Users may propose translation suggestions and contextual supplements, submit revisions, and review historical entry versions and multiple translations (modeled on a wiki-style system).
2. Contextual Guidance and Semantic Discussion
   Each entry includes paragraph-level source–target links and discussion modules addressing variant translations, semantic divergences, and thematic classification (in reference to CBETA-style practices).
3. Platform Integration and API Applications
   OITD will provide a public API enabling external systems to integrate core data and functions, including:
   • Integration with translation tools such as SDL Trados for terminology suggestions, contextual examples, and translation comparison.
   • Application within corpus research and teaching platforms for translation instruction, vocabulary learning, and Digital Humanities research.
   • Third-party application development, offering JSON/XML query formats, batch downloads, and interactive interfaces to support mobile apps, small-language extensions, and AI-assisted translation tools.