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# Building a workflow to improve technical term translation with ChatGPT and Codex, Is this correct, and can it be made more efficient?

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**Published:** July 6, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1uos8gu/building_a_workflow_to_improve_technical_term/  

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- [Overview](#overview)

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## Overview

Problem: Translating a book from Chinese to English that contains many technical terms specific to a niche field. the workflow: Create a new glossary using Codex. Start with a more generic (downloaded from internet) glossary related to niche field and expand it with terminology specific to my niche field. Using ChatGPT, scan one page of the book (along with any related diagrams or figures for context) and translate it from Chinese to English. Instruct ChatGPT not to guess if it is uncertain abou

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