Single Sourcing in Technical Communication
http://www.svgopen.org/2002/papers/fibinger__singlesourcing_in_technical_documentation/

Fibinger, Iris
SVG Open
2002

Abstract:

No term has caused such a sensation in recent years among technical writers and illustrators as 'Single Sourcing.' The reasons: Enormous amounts of text and image material builds up in documentation and illustration companies. It is not uncommon for individual documents to contain several thousands of pages. If this is translated into several languages, then the administration needs are greater for both texts and graphics (graphics can contain text which must also be translated).