MQM Top Level (October 2020)

This document defines the top level categories from MQM, with an emphasis on the DQF subset with some additional revisions from the ASTM WK46396 and ISO 5060 working groups.

• Terminology 
  • Wrong term
  • Inconsistent use of terms (Multiple terms for same concept)
  • Inconsistent with termbase
• Accuracy (other than Terminology)
  • Addition
  • Omission
  • Mistranslation
  • Over-translation
  • Under-translation
  • Untranslated
• Linguistic conventions (formerly Fluency)
  • Punctuation
  • Spelling
  • Grammar
  • Inconsistency – Deprecated, may be removed in future update
  • Broken or incorrect textual cross-reference within text
  • Character encoding
  • Unintelligible
• Style
  • Company style
  • Third-party style
  • Language register
  • Grammatical register
  • Awkward
  • Unidiomatic
  • Inconsistent style
  • Inconsistency with external reference
• Design
  • Length
  • Local formatting
  • Markup
  • Broken or incorrect link
  • Missing text
  • Truncation/text expansion
• Locale convention
  • Address format
  • Date format
  • Currency format
  • Measurement format
  • Shortcut key
  • Telephone format
• Audience appropriateness (formerly Verity)
  • Culture-specific reference