Creation of a multilingual electronic dictionary of geographical terms for standardization of toponymic names of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The article discusses that from an economic point of view, it is advisable to standardize most toponyms in accordance with the approved principles, strategies and procedures. Field research on place names involves collecting toponymic information through interviews with selected informants who regularly use local names in their daily speech. The creation of archive files and the registration of toponyms are becoming an important resource of the national culture. Collecting place names is valuable not only for standardization and cartography purposes, but also for toponymy students and academics specializing in social linguistics and history. To store toponymic records, simple word processing software, spreadsheets, or databases can be used.