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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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standard
Translation & localization; Translation
A standard is a a normative document, developed according to consensus procedures. Source: Uwe Muegge. "What you always wanted to know about translation standards" CSOFT Global ...
target text
Translation & localization; Translation
In the field of translation, we call target text the finished product of a translated text, often abbreviated as TT.
machine translation
Translation & localization; Translation
Machine translation is the translation of text by a computer, with no human involvement. Pioneered in the 1950s, machine translation can also be referred to as automated ...
automation
Translation & localization; Translation
The act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology usually involving electronic hardware. The biggest benefit of automation is that it saves labor, ...
computer-assisted translation
Translation & localization; Translation
Computer-assisted translation, computer-aided translation or CAT is a form of language translation in which a human translator uses computer software to support and facilitate the ...
corpora in translation studies
Translation & localization; Translation
Gradually the translator’s workplace has changed over the last ten years ago. Today computer could be considered an important or even essential tool in translation. However the ...
source and target language
Translation & localization; Translation
Source Language (SL) refers to the language from which a translation is to be made or from which a word is borrowed. Target Language (TL) refers to the language into which a text ...
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