The MLIF ("MultiLingual Information Framework") is a specification platform for a computer- oriented representation of multilingual data within a large variety of applications such as translation memories, localization, computer-aided translation, multimedia, or electronic document management.

As with the "Terminological Markup Framework", used in terminology [ISO 16642], the MLIF [ISO 24616-2011] provides a metamodel in combination with chosen data categories integrated within the TC37 Data Category Registry, allowing the description of any specific domain.

The MLIF provides a way to validate any instance of this metamodel, as well as, interoperability principles with numerous translation and localization standards.