Translation & localization

Translation & localization

1) The converting of one language into another for the purpose of facilitating understanding and 2)The process of adapting a language for a specific country or region, or translation of a product into another language so it is marketable in a specific country or region

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field of discourse

Language; Translation

Subject matter, including aspects of perceiving the world influenced by social institutions and social processes at work. A translation which seeks to preserve ‘alien’ features of ...

form

Language; Translation

The shape or appearance of a linguistic unit, in contrast to its content.

formal correspondence

Language; Translation

The general, systemic relationship between an source language and target language element, out of context (e.g. There may be formal correspondence between este in Spanish and this ...

formal correspondent

Language; Translation

A target language item which generally fulfils the same function in the target language as the source language item does in the source language, or vice versa (e.g. This may be a ...