TranslationType
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Provides the language of translation as well as a description of translation for the contents of the DDI Instance.

Properties
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   "Language",":doc:`/composite-types/CodeValueType/index`","0..n","Uses the more generic Language element found in a Citation. Allows for use of an external controlled vocabulary."
   "I18nText","string","0..1","Value of the language identifier used."
   "I18nCatalog","string","0..1","Identifies the l18n catalog used."
   "Description",":doc:`/composite-types/StructuredStringType/index`","0..1","Description of the translation process of the data and metadata. Supports multiple language versions of the same content as well as optional formatting of the content."
   "Lang","language","0..1","Language of the tag content."


Relationships
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The following types reference this type.

* :doc:`/item-types/DDIInstance/index`

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