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Tekla Structures glossary is a terminological glossary related to the information modeling software Tekla Structures, and published and maintained by the software company Trimble (formerly called Tekla). The software and the accompanying glossary contain terminology from both construction and IT fields.
Tekla Structures is a software for creating, combining, managing and distributing data models of different structures. The software is used worldwide for planning and building stadiums, offshore structures, plants and factories, residential buildings, bridges, and skyscrapers, for example. The original language of the Tekla Structures software is English, and the software has been localised into many different languages, such as Spanish, French, and Chinese.
The glossary is targeted especially to technical writers, user interface designers, marketeers, trainers, and software users. The aim of the terminology work is to clarify concepts by means of definitions and to give consistent recommendations on term usage both in the software’s user interface and its accompanying material, such as user assistance and marketing material.
Currently, the glossary comprises 632 concepts related to Tekla Structures, described in English. Relations between concepts are visualised by concept system diagrams. The content of each concept is described by means of a definition and supplementary notes. Usage recommendations are provided for the English terms.
The update cycle of the glossary goes hand in hand with that of the software. At the end of 2025, new version of Tekla Structures glossary was released. In this update, new concepts were added to the glossary and existing concepts were brought up-to-date.
The cooperation between the Terminology Centre and the then software company Tekla started at the end of 2006. The first version of the Tekla Structures glossary was published in 2009. In earlier update projects, since spring 2010, the glossary has been modified to reflect the software in its different development phases, as well as any new practices adopted in the user interface. These update projects have also taken into account any feedback from glossary users.