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Training and Competence|
The Translator’s Technology Toolkit: 13 Core Skills
Translation work now runs on file formats, memories and machine translation engines. Which technical skills does a translator…
Data Security|
Where Does the Data Sent to Machine Translation Engines Go?
Machine translation integration is switched on by default in most translation tools, and it sends every sentence to…
Visa News|
Document Translation and the Certification Chain in German Family Reunification Visas
In German family reunification applications, the translation and certification chain for marriage and birth certificates is the most…
Software and Game Localisation|
Store Review Guidelines: Why Is a Localised App Rejected?
Apps are not rejected only because of technical faults. Inconsistent terminology, half-finished translation and text that does not…
Software and Game Localisation|
What Is a String ID? The Context Key of Game Text
Game text arrives as strings with no context attached. The string ID may be the only clue that…
Training and Competence|
Automation Anxiety: Will the Translation Profession Lose Its Work?
Will machines take the translator’s work away? We approach the question through historical evidence and the automation literature…
Translation Technology|
OCR Translation: Making a Scanned Document Translatable
A photographed diploma cannot go straight into a translation tool. Optical character recognition fills that gap, and how…
Localisation|
What Is Internationalisation (i18n) and Why Is It Done First?
What inflates a localisation budget is usually not the translation but the fact that the product is not…
Notarisation and Apostille|
How a power of attorney executed abroad is used in Türkiye
For a power of attorney drawn up abroad to be valid in Türkiye, it needs either an apostille…
Localisation|
The Technological Turn in Translation Studies: The Theoretical Place of Localisation
Translation studies went through a technological turn by bringing the influence of technology into its theory. We examine…
Software and Game Localisation|
Lack of Context in Software: Why Is a Screenshot Essential?
When a string stands on its own, what it actually means is unclear at the moment of translation.…
Software and Game Localisation|
Shortcut Keys: The Ampersand and the Problem of Conflicts
The underlined letter in a menu is the key to keyboard access. Translation changes those letters and makes…