| But as the graecism of the title Anatomice indicates, Benedetti sought to develop a medical terminology based on ancient authors, often by transliterating Greek terms. |
| The Spanish conquistadors adopted the local name, transliterating it into Spanish phonetics as Cuzco or, less often, Cozco. |
| There were inconsistencies in transliterating Chinese characters, as well as some confusion in the distinction between shamanism and folk religion. |
| Vernacular and academic orthography are therefore often sharply contrasted, the latter having strict conventions for transliterating Arabic into Roman script. |
| A standardized system is used for transliterating Gothic words into the Latin script. |
