AI dubbing guide
How AI dubbing glossaries keep technical videos and courses accurate
A translation glossary tells an AI dubbing system exactly how important words and phrases should appear in another language. It is one of the simplest ways to keep specialized video content clear, consistent, and on-brand.
What is a translation glossary in AI dubbing?
An AI dubbing glossary is a reusable list of approved source-to-target term mappings. Before a video is translated, you define the source phrase and the exact wording you want in the target language. Dubtitle detects those phrases in the transcript and applies the relevant mapping during translation.
Multi-word phrases are treated as complete terms, which helps prevent a specialist expression from being split or translated differently from one sentence to the next.
Where terminology control matters most
Technical tutorials
Preserve programming concepts, API names, acronyms, hardware terms, and commands.
Educational courses
Use one approved translation for recurring concepts across every lesson and module.
Healthcare and professional training
Keep domain-specific phrases aligned with the terminology your audience already uses.
Product marketing and onboarding
Protect product names, feature labels, slogans, and other branded language.
Example glossary entries
Each glossary belongs to one source and target language pair. Entries can preserve a name unchanged or specify an approved localized equivalent.
How to build a useful dubbing glossary
- 1Start with terms whose mistranslation would confuse viewers or change the meaning.
- 2Add complete multi-word phrases, not only isolated words, when the phrase has a specific meaning.
- 3Use the terminology preferred by subject-matter experts and native speakers in the target market.
- 4Create a separate glossary for each source and target language pair.
- 5Review the dubbed result in context and add new recurring terms before the next video.
Consistent terminology
Make terminology consistency part of every dub
Build a reusable terminology library and give every multilingual video the wording your audience expects.