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9.9 Using Translation Compendia
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   A “compendium” is a special PO file containing a set of translations
recurring in many different packages.  The translator can use gettext
tools to build a new compendium, to add entries to her compendium, and
to initialize untranslated entries, or to update already translated
entries, from translations kept in the compendium.

* Menu:

* Creating Compendia::          Merging translations for later use
* Using Compendia::             Using older translations if they fit