Terminology management

Terminology management

Of or relating to organizing terms that are proper in definition.

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machine translation

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

Machine translation (MT) investigates the use of computer software to translate text or speech from one natural language to another. MT performs simple substitution of words in one natural language ...

language combination

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

(1) The languages a translator translates from and into. (2) The source language and target languages of a translation or interpretation. (3) The languages interpreters work into (active language) ...

language competence

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

The ability to read, write, and speak a language at the level of a college-educated native speaker. Although language competence is a basic requirement of translation competence, it is not a ...

mobile simultaneous interpreting

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

Interpretation using a small wireless transmitter. The interpreter whispers into a microphone attached to the transmitter and the participants listen through headphones attached to receivers. ...

mother tongue

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

A good example of a literal translation. In English we say native language.

multipart translation

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

It is crucial for a translation with multiple components to be approached and managed as an integrated whole. See more about this topic in Multipart Translations.

passive languages

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

The languages from which an interpreter is competent to interpret professionally. The term is also used in meetings & conventions to mean the languages from which interpreting is provided. For ...