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Language
Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.
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controlled language
Language; World languages
Language with a restricted vocabulary and restricted rules of formulation. Used, for example, in technical documentation to make the text easier to understand for users or for ...
terminology extraction tool (TET)
Language; World languages
A computer program that provides functions to assist with or automate the extraction of terminology from a body of text. Source: Trans-k.co.uk.
translation memory (TM)
Language; World languages
A computer-aided translation program that stores translated sentences with their respective source segments in a database (usually called the "memory"). For each new segment to be ...
online dictionary
Language; World languages
An electronic dictionary accessible on the internet that can be used to translate words and segments. Source: Star-ts.com.
proofreading
Language; World languages
A process the target document goes through before it is sent to the client. This is usually carried out by a native speaker to ensure fluency. Source: Star-ts.com.
word-for-word translation
Language; World languages
The process of translating a text by translating each word of the source text individually. Source: Star-ts.com.
terminology database
Language; World languages
*(Also contracted "termbase") A database consisting of concept-oriented terminological entries (or concepts) and related information, usually in multilingual format. A termbase ...
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