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ITS Terminology
English · Traditional Chinese · Pinyin
A practical English–Traditional Chinese ITS glossary for Taiwan, with Hanyu Pinyin and terminology notes.
Designed as a practical reference for Intelligent Transport Systems and transport infrastructure cooperation in Taiwan.
| English | 繁體中文 | Pinyin | Audio | Usage note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligent Transport Systems | 智慧型運輸系統 | zhìhuì xíng yùnshū xìtǒng | Coming later | Common official Taiwan terminology. ITS is widely used as the acronym. |
| Variable Message Sign | 資訊可變標誌 | zīxùn kěbiàn biāozhì | Coming later | CMS and VMS terminology are both used in Taiwan. |
| Traffic Management Centre | 交通管理中心 | jiāotōng guǎnlǐ zhōngxīn | Coming later | 交控中心 is also used operationally in some contexts. |
| Road authority | 道路主管機關 | dàolù zhǔguǎn jīguān | Coming later | Generic term for the responsible road authority. |
| Tunnel | 隧道 | suìdào | Coming later | — |
| Tunnel operation | 隧道營運 | suìdào yíngyùn | Coming later | — |
| Traffic management | 交通管理 | jiāotōng guǎnlǐ | Coming later | — |
| Traffic data | 交通資料 | jiāotōng zīliào | Coming later | — |
| System integration | 系統整合 | xìtǒng zhěnghé | Coming later | — |
| Interoperability | 互通性 | hùtōngxìng | Coming later | — |
| Open standards | 開放標準 | kāifàng biāozhǔn | Coming later | — |
| Real-time data | 即時資料 | jíshí zīliào | Coming later | — |
| Historical data | 歷史資料 | lìshǐ zīliào | Coming later | — |
| Incident analysis | 事件分析 | shìjiàn fēnxī | Coming later | — |
| Operational analysis | 營運分析 | yíngyùn fēnxī | Coming later | — |
Terminology is based where possible on official Taiwanese transport-sector sources and common professional usage. International acronyms and product or standard names are retained where appropriate.
This glossary is intended as a practical reference and language-learning aid, not as an official translation standard.
References
Selected terminology has been cross-checked against official Taiwanese transport-sector sources.
Corrections and comments
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