In a globalised society, terminological dictionaries – including resources such as knowledge and terminological databases, ontologies, wordnets, “traditional” dictionaries, etc. – should comply with both human and machine needs. Changes regarding information and language processing brought forward by the evolution of society have led to a series of consequences in: (i) the design of terminological resources; (ii) the way data and knowledge are represented; (iii) the way data are interrelated, both within and between resources; (iv) the way users access data; and (v) users’ expectations. Moreover, in recent years, the creation of a number of electronic terminological resources has involved theoretical, methodological and technical advances, which have provided solutions to different issues related to content, search techniques and resource maintenance. At present, a large number of terminological resources are available in different formats and in different languages. We believe that now, after a number of years working on these topics, it is time to explore this new reality.