Terminology — From Wüster to AI

Germany and Austria are renowned for their terminology activities and initiatives, despite the lack of a centralised institution for general language policy or terminology planning in these countries. Eugen Wüster, an Austrian engineer and the founder of terminology as a discipline and science, was the driving force behind many of these terminological activities in Germany and Austria. From national standards bodies such as DIN and ASI to professional associations such as DTT (n.d.), RaDT (n.d.), BDÜ (n.d.) and UNIVERSITAS Austria (n.d.), as well as terminology teaching and research at universities to terminology data collections in industry and public bodies: Germany and Austria are among the world’s most active countries in the field of terminology.