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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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translator

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

A person who transfers the meaning of written text from one language into another. The person who translates orally is not a translator, but an interpreter.

translation

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

The end result of the process of transferring the meaning of a written text from one language into another.

technical translator

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

A translator with the required and necessary knowsledge, training and experience in a particular technical field, such as finance, computer sciences, engineering, chemicals, ...

revising

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

Reading a text to identify errors, inconsistencies, incorrect grammar and punctuation, poor or inappropriate style, and, in the case of a translation, conformance with the source ...

localization

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

In translation it is the process of adapting software to the specific language, laws, technical standards, and requirements of the target market, for example, translating help ...

ISO standards

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

Standards defined by the International Organization for Standardization, which are named as ISO + a number. The work of preparing International standards is normally carried out ...

language pair

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

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