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Standardization

Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.

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norms

Language; Translation

1. The conventions (in the sense of implicitly agreed upon standards) of ‘acceptable’ content and rhetorical organization. 2. Observed and repeated patterns of translation (or ...

oblique translation

Language; Translation

One of two translation methods described by Vinay and Darbelnet (the other is direct translation). It is used to cope with stylistic problems and covers modulation, transposition, ...

omission

Language; Translation

Deliberate, or accidental, absence of a source text element or aspect of sense in the target text.

operative text

Language; Translation

A type of text which aims at the formation of future behavior and is thus part of persuasion. See also instruction.

option

Language; Translation

Used by Vinay and Darbelnet to denote target text segments that are the result of real translator stylistic choice, as opposed to servitude, which are wordings governed by the ...

parallel corpus

Language; Translation

A normally electronically readable collection of parallel texts. See corpus.

parallel texts

Language; Translation

Texts in two languages. They may be source text–target text pairs (i.e. source texts with their translation), or non-translated texts in the two languages on the same topic.

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