THE IMPORTANCE OF TERMINOLOGY

A common problem of terminology work is that the importance and indeed the very nature of terminology is poorly understood. Thus many people simply have no idea at all of what it is, while others, searching for an explanation of some sort, end up associating it with "thermal science" and hence radiators(1). Related professions in the communications field, such as translation and technical writing, will often be aware of the word without having precise knowledge of what it entails (cf. Chapter 3.1: "Actors and Working Conditions " for a more detailed discussion of this point).