Controlled natural language

A controlled language is a natural language such as German or English, which is restricted by certain rules. The aim is to make technical documentation and manuals more understandable to make processes more efficient and simplify documentation as part of the translation-oriented writing translations. For this example, technical terms, vocabulary (common core vocabulary), writing style, grammar, sentence structure ( eg, length of sentences and paragraphs, using activated in instructions ) are fixed or restricted.

So-called Sprachprüfprogramme (English: Controlled Language Checker or conformance checker) to verify compliance with the rules. Support by the technical editor for writing in a controlled language.

Examples of controlled languages ​​are Simplified English, Français rationalize and Gellish.