Translation Industry Glossary

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Buyer's Guide to Quality Translations

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Simultaneous Interpretation Quality

The 3 Categories of Simultaneous Interpreters

Simultaneous Interpretation Equipment Overview

Buying Simultaneous Interpretation Equipment

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Understanding Technical Specifications

Managing Multipart Translations

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Translation Industry A-Z

Translation & Interpretation FAQ's

Translation Industry A-Z

The following is a list of the terms most frequently used and misused in the translation and interpretation industry. Please click on the link for a definition, comments on proper usage, and tips on how to recognize substandard translation, interpretation, and interpretation equipment providers by the words they use.

A		N
	A language		Native language
	Accreditation		Native language competence
	Accredited translator		Native speaker
	Acoustic insulation		Neutrality
	Active language	O
	Advertising translators		Over-the-ear headset
	Audience	P
	Audiovisual company		Passive languages
B			Per-word rate
	B language		Project Manager
	Back translation		Proofreading
	Background information		Radio frequency interpretation equipment
	Bid		Receiver
	Booth		Relay
	Broker		Revising
C			RF interpretation equipment
	C language	S
	Certified Court Interpreter		Seminar interpretation
	Certified interpreter		Seminar interpreter
	Certified translation		Sight translation
	Certified translator		Simultaneous interpretation
	Civil law country		Simultaneous interpretation equipment
	Common law country		Simultaneous interpretation equipment company
	Computer-aided translation		Simultaneous interpreter
	Computer-assisted translation		Simultaneous interpreting
	Conference interpretation		Simultaneous interpreting without a booth
	Conference interpreter		Simultaneous translation
	Conference translator		Simultaneous translation equipment
	Confidentiality		Simultaneous translator
	Consecutive interpretation		Sound
	Consecutive interpreter		Soundproof booth
	Consecutive interpreting		Source language
	Content		Source text
	Convention interpreter		Sworn translator
	Convention translator	T
	Court interpretation		Tabletop booth
	Court interpreter		Tabletop transmitter
D			Target audience
	Desktop publishing		Target country
	Dialects		Target language
	Dominant language		Target readership
E			Target text
	Earbud		Team
	Earphone		Technical interpretation
	Editing		Technical interpreter
	Equipment		Technical translation
	Equipment company		Technical translator
	Equivalence		Technician
	Equivalent language		Text function
	Escort interpreter		Text type
F			Tour guide systems
	Federally Certified Court Interpreter		Training package
	Financial interpretation		Translating
	Financial interpreter		Translating competence
	Financial translation		Translation
	Financial translator		Translation agency
	Fixed booth		Translation broker
	FM interpretation equipment		Translation company
	Form		Translation equipment
	Freelance interpreter		Translation Manager
	Freelance translator		Translation Project Manager
G			Translation purpose
	Globalization		Translation style
	Glossary		Translation type
H			Translator
	Headphone		Translator equipment
	Headset		Translator neutrality
I			Translators equipment
	Idiomatic translation		Translators systems
	Infrared interpretation equipment		Transmitter
	International bid	V
	Internationalization		Videoconference
	Interpretation		Visibility
	Interpretation booth		voiceover
	Interpretation broker	W
	Interpretation equipment company		Whisper interpretation
	Interpretation team		Whispering interpreting
	Interpreter		Wireless equipment
	Interpreter booth		Wireless interpretation equipment
	Interpreter console		Wireless interpreting
	Interpreter control unit		Wireless receiver
	Interpreter equipment		Wireless simultaneous interpretation equipment
	Interpreter neutrality		Wireless translation equipment
	Interpreting		Wireless transmitter
	IR interpretation equipment		Word count
	ISO		Word-for-word translation
	ISO Standards
	ISO Standards for Fixed Booths
	ISO Standards for Mobile Booths
L
	Language combination
	Language competence
	Language pair
	Language school
	Legal interpretation
	Legal interpreter
	Legal translation
	Legal translator
	Literal translation
	Literary translator
	Localization
M
	Machine translation
	Medical interpretation
	Medical interpreter
	Medical translation
	Medical translator
	Mobile booth
	Mobile simultaneous interpreting
	Mother tongue
	Multipart translation

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