To start, let’s take a look at some commonly confused terminology in the language services field:
1. Translation versus Interpreting
Translation is the process of converting written text from one language into another language.
Interpreting is orally translating one language into another.
The Main Difference: Translation Is Written While Interpretation Is Oral.
2. Translation versus Transcription
While translation is the process of converting written text between languages, transcription is the process of converting spoken or motioned language into written form.
The Main Difference: Translation Is A Text – Text Relationship, While Transcription Is A Oral/Motioned – Text Relationship.
3. Translation versus Localization
As mentioned before, translation is the process of converting written text from one …show more content…
This can be everything from words and numbers, to currency, expressions, rules of conduct, keyboards, colors, legal requirements etc.
This is extremely important for businesses expanding into global markets, law firms looking to serve international clients, medical companies looking to do research in different countries and pretty much any task being performed internationally.
Internationalization – there are various uses of this word, some overlapping with globalization, but it generally refers to the specific design and development of a product, software or content that allows for easy localization. In other words, internationalization takes place before a localization process, and allows the localization process to be easier and potentially more cost-effective.
Some Areas Where This Takes Place: CSS For Vertical Text, Unicode for International Text, Calendar, Date and Time Formatting, Numerical
1. Translation versus Interpreting
Translation is the process of converting written text from one language into another language.
Interpreting is orally translating one language into another.
The Main Difference: Translation Is Written While Interpretation Is Oral.
2. Translation versus Transcription
While translation is the process of converting written text between languages, transcription is the process of converting spoken or motioned language into written form.
The Main Difference: Translation Is A Text – Text Relationship, While Transcription Is A Oral/Motioned – Text Relationship.
3. Translation versus Localization
As mentioned before, translation is the process of converting written text from one …show more content…
This can be everything from words and numbers, to currency, expressions, rules of conduct, keyboards, colors, legal requirements etc.
This is extremely important for businesses expanding into global markets, law firms looking to serve international clients, medical companies looking to do research in different countries and pretty much any task being performed internationally.
Internationalization – there are various uses of this word, some overlapping with globalization, but it generally refers to the specific design and development of a product, software or content that allows for easy localization. In other words, internationalization takes place before a localization process, and allows the localization process to be easier and potentially more cost-effective.
Some Areas Where This Takes Place: CSS For Vertical Text, Unicode for International Text, Calendar, Date and Time Formatting, Numerical