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Specialized knowledge develops in a multilingual context. In consequence, multilinguism has an influence on terminology work. In this article we provide examples from the Terminologia electoral bàsica, produced by TERMCAT, to illustrate various ways in which multilinguism has an effect on terminology: either on the concept (concepts that are non-existent in other languages; transfers of meanings from one language to another, or terms with a slight different meaning depending on the language) or on the denomination of the term (loanwords; the use of multiple denominations for one concept, or the use of parallel denominations for different concepts in different languages). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]