Terminology management

Terminology management

Of or relating to organizing terms that are proper in definition.

Industry: Language; Translation & localization

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language school

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

A business set up to teach foreign languages. Many language schools profit from the popular misconception that being fluent in or a native speaker of a language qualifies a person to translate. ...

legal translator

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

A translator with extensive knowledge of comparative law who specializes in international contracts, licenses, franchises, legislation, and other international legal documents. It takes a highly ...

Translation that closely follows the form of the source text. Because language derives a great deal of meaning from its form, a literal translation distorts meaning and often reads as nonsense. See ...

consecutive interpreting

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

The process of orally translating speech into another language, after the speaker speaks. The interpreter listens and usually takes notes while the speaker talks and then delivers the interpretation ...

consecutive interpreter

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

An interpreter who listens while the speaker speaks and then interprets while the speaker pauses. The interpreter providing consecutive interpretation sits, either at the same table as the speaker, ...

'B' language

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

Language other than the interpreter's dominant language, in which he or she has native language competence and into which he or she is competent to interpret professionally. An interpreter may have ...