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Industry and Profession|
Translation Productivity: The Difference Between an Agency and a Freelance Translator
Hourly output figures show a wide gap between agencies and freelance translators. We look at what that gap…
Translation Technology|
What Is a Cloud Translation Tool? Advantages and Limits
Browser-based translation environments bring speed and shared access. In return they raise questions about data location, dependence on…
Data Security|
The Data Location Problem in Cloud Translation Platforms
Cloud translation tools make teamwork easier; in return they raise the question of which country your document sits…
Localisation|
The Birth of the Localisation Industry: A Short History from the 1980s to Today
Localisation has four decades of history behind it. From the first software projects to the arcades, from the…
Localisation|
Fit-for-Purpose Quality: What Does Good Enough Mean in Localisation?
Not every piece of content requires the highest quality. The fit-for-purpose quality approach aims for the best result…
Data Security|
Translation Ethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: New Questions
The classic principles of translation ethics have not changed, but the setting in which they are applied has.…
Visa News|
Document translation for a French student visa: what is expected in the Campus France process
At the Campus France and consulate stages, the language of your documents and the translation expected of them…
Localisation|
Why L10n? The Number Logic Behind Localisation Abbreviations
Behind odd-looking abbreviations such as L10n, i18n and G11n lies a simple piece of number logic. We look…
Software and Game Localisation|
What Are Escape Sequences? Hidden Characters in Software Strings
Hidden characters in software strings are the place where translation breaks most often. We explain what escape sequences…
Software and Game Localisation|
What Is ASO? The Part Localisation Plays in App Store Optimisation
Store optimisation is not only a keyword exercise. Download numbers, ratings, reviews and updates all feed the ranking…
Software and Game Localisation|
Plural Rules: Strings That Change with the Number in Software
Was one file deleted, or five? In software strings the forms that change with the number differ from…
Localisation|
Resource File Extraction: How Is Text Separated from Code in Localisation?
The first condition of localisation is that the text be separated from the code. In a product where…