The contract places English-to-Greek terminology work inside the wider language ecosystem of EU agencies and bodies.
OMADA announced in February 2017 that it had won the FL/TERMINOLOGY16 tender. It signed a 48-month English-to-Greek terminology services contract with the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) ↗.
Its archived portfolio also highlights the Centre’s work for a broad network of EU bodies. The Centre itself describes language services for about 70 clients; that figure refers to the Centre’s network, not to direct OMADA clients.
Why context changes the answer
EU terminology spans law, public health, intellectual property, chemicals, transport and many other fields. A term can change meaning across those domains.
For an institutional client, an approved Greek equivalent needs a defensible context and consistent reuse. Competing sources and evolving concepts must be resolved carefully.
An institutional term must also remain useful beyond one sentence: it may appear in regulations, reports, interfaces and public information. A weak entry can propagate inconsistency, while a single source term may need different Greek renderings across subject fields.
A four-step terminology workflow
The announced assignment paired Greek translators and terminology specialists with translation-management and terminology tools. The technology organizes records and checks reuse; linguistic judgment decides whether a candidate term fits the actual meaning.
In a terminology workflow, specialists typically move through four steps:
- 01
Identify the concept
Read the source term in its full context and establish the relevant domain and intended use.
- 02
Research sources
Compare institutional usage, definitions and existing reference terminology; note conflicts rather than silently selecting a familiar equivalent.
- 03
Record a defensible entry
Document the Greek term with its concept, context, sources and any usage notes so another linguist can understand the decision.
- 04
Revise and maintain
Check consistency across entries, respond to feedback and update terminology when institutional usage changes.
People decide, tools support
Terminologists interpret concepts and evidence. Translators test whether the selected Greek term works naturally in real text.
Project coordination keeps decisions, revisions and deliverables aligned with the contracting body’s requirements. Read more about how we assign quality responsibilities.
What the public record shows
The publicly verified outcome is the FL/TERMINOLOGY16 award and the signed 48-month agreement announced in 2017. The public material does not disclose:
- the number of terms or entries delivered
- a measured reduction in errors, or error rates
The Centre serves a network of around 70 clients; the contract does not mean OMADA independently served each of them. The case shows a sustained institutional role for OMADA in English-to-Greek terminology, alongside the Centre’s wider multilingual mission.
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Terminology quality depends on the record behind the word: context, source, approval and maintenance. The institutional value is consistency that can be checked and explained.
Sources and scope: OMADA announcement, 27 February 2017 · CdT: Our cooperation with clients ↗.