IATE (InterActive Terminology for Europe) was launched in March 2007 as
an eagerly awaited free public service on the web, with 1.4 million
entries in 24 languages, after being launched in summer 2004 on the
intranet of the European institutions. IATE is available in 24
languages, and has replaced Eurodicautom, the former terminology
database available in 12 languages. The European Union went from 15
country members to 25 country members in May 2004, and 27 country
members in January 2007, after its enlargement to include some Eastern
European countries. IATE has been maintained by the Translation Center
of the European Union institutions in Luxembourg. IATE was offering 8,4
million words in 2009, including 540,000 abbreviations and 130.000
expressions.