Free Online Translations Guide
Free Online Translations Guide for the right type of online translations and the right professional translation service for
your translation project.
Clarifying the requirements of your online translations project is essential to answering the question "What is
the right type of online translations for my project?" For example, is your project for internal consumption or external
consumption?
Is cost more important or quality more important?
Another requirement that may be of importance to your project is time. What is the time frame for your project? Considered your
ongoing (long-term) professional translation service needs, too.
Translation, including online translations, can be categorized into the following two types:
1. Machine translation (MT)
2. Human translation
NOTE: Computer-assisted translation (CAT) is a tool to aid skilled translators, although it is sometimes considered a
separate type category.
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In machine translation, the (human) translator supports the machine. In other words, a computer program translates the source text,
with the resultant target text then being edited by a qualified translator, if it is edited at all. Machine translation is useful for
translation in fields with highly limited ranges of vocabulary and very simple sentence structure. Weather reports
are a prime example. Machine translation (MT) is also employed for "gisting" or, to get the general meaning (gist) of a document.
Is machine translation (MT) right for your online translations project?
Free Online Translations Guide-Right Type of Online Translations
Still not sure what is the right type of online translations for your project? Consider this recent headline from the Yahoo! Odd News
section (2005-07-05)-"The Wurst museum in the world?" You guessed it-it is not a bad museum but one dedicated
to...German sausages! This sentence will choke any machine translation (MT) program!
Ready to reduce your frustration buying online translations? Selecting the right professional translation service can be just as
frustrating as selecting the right type of online translations for your project (you have that under control, right?). Do you go with
a professional translation service provided by a translation company, a translation agency or a free-lance translator?
Start by reviewing the requirements of your online translations project. The following criteria, while not an exhaustive list, can
be used to determine what the right professional translation service for your project is, and guarantee that you get the most value
for your investment in translation.
What is the right professional translation service?
Free Online Translations Guide-Professional Translation Service
Finally, what would a guide be without a few "tips and techniques?" By now you have the answers to:
- What is the right type of Japanese translation for my project?
- What is the right professional translation service for my project?
You are almost ready to commit. Guarantee the success of your online translations project by taking a few more minutes to truly prepare (peace of mind; priceless!).
Japanese Translation Buying Guide Tips and Techniques
That is it-I sincerely wish you the best of luck. If you still have doubts and need some advice, then
contact Saeculii-We will be glad to help in anyway that we can.
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