The translation industry is unregulated in many countries. Translators can claim they are professionals and provide their services. For a translation buyer, this becomes a potential risk. How do you know if you’re working with a true professional?   International Quality Standards in Translation Services The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting …

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Computer-aided translation (CAT) is the use of software to assist human translators during the translation process. The translation is created by a human, and certain aspects of the process are facilitated by software – specifically the actual translation process itself… How CAT tools work Most CAT tools can translate a variety of source file formats in …

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Quality assurance (QA) is a way of preventing mistakes, defects, and avoiding problems when delivering services to customers. It is the systematic measurement, comparison with a standard, monitoring of processes and an associated feedback loop that confers error prevention. ISO 9000 defines QA as “part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled”. …

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Turkish is predominantly used in Turkey and Cyprus. It has approximately 63 million speakers many of which can also be found in Greece, Bulgaria and other parts of Eastern Europe. Modern Turkish language has been highly influenced by Ottoman Turkish and has expanded as the Ottoman Empire grew. Turkish is also spoken by several million immigrants in …

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Just like a human being posesses personality and body language, every company has also developed its unique language and style of communication. But to spread a consistent message and the same “feeling” about your company in global terms, you also need to define your company language and transfer its details and nuances into a clear set of …

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