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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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per-word rate

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

Industry standard for assessing cost of a translation. The per-word rate can be quoted based on the source word count (original text) or the target word count (translated text). ...

project manager

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

(1) In a translation company, this is the person responsible for total translation project management. (2) In international companies, this title is sometimes given to the ...

relay

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

In simultaneous interpretation, this refers to interpreting from an interpretation, not directly from the speaker, and it is used when an interpreter does not know the language of ...

sight translation

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

The oral translation of a text. One example would be when a consecutive interpreter at a press conference is handed a prepared statement in English and asked to read it aloud, in ...

simultanous interpretation equipment

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

Simultaneous interpreting requires (1) appropriate equipment for the interpreters. This includes, at a minimum interpreters headphones, microphones, amplifiers, control consoles, ...

simultaneous interpretation team

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

A simultaneous interpretation team is made up of two, or sometimes three interpreters, depending on the language and various other factors. The essential qualities of an ...

interpreation team

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

A simultaneous interpretation team is made up of two, or sometimes three interpreters, depending on the language and various other factors. The essential qualities of an ...