THERE ARE NO WRITABLE TM WORDFAST PROFESSIONAL

can all be considered CAT technology) Optical character recognition (OCR) Voice recognition (VR) Corpus-analysis tools Translation Memories Terminology management systems Localization and web pages translation tools Machine translation systems

THERE ARE NO WRITABLE TM WORDFAST PROFESSIONAL

Therefore the translator is sometimes required to work very quickly (and cheaply) This is where technology comes in handy!ДҐ CAT vs MT Computer-Aided Translation (CAT) пѓ a type of translation carried on by a human translator using computerized tools Machine Translation (MT) пѓ a process whereby a computer program translate texts from a SL into a TL The major distinction between CAT and MT lies with who is primarily responsible for the actual task of translation: CAT: the translator MT: the computerД¦ CAT Technology CAT stands for вЂњComputer-Aided TranslationвЂќ, and familiarity with CAT technology is becoming a prerequisite for professional translators And despite what someone might think, the developments of CAT tools has not reduced the need for language professionalsвЂ¦ On the contrary, it has created jobs for translators who are skilled at using technology!Д§ CAT Technology Bowker (2002) underlines that вЂњCAT technology can be understood to include any type of computerized tool that translators use to help them do their jobвЂќ (in its broadest definition, word processors, the WWW, grammar checkers, etc. Many companies now aim at launching a product or a web site and its accompanying document at the same time And time is money. A non-localized product is less likely to survive over the long run пѓ localization can extend a productвЂ™s life cycle. Why?ДЈ Localization A product that is not making profit in the domestic market may perform better in another market пѓ especially in markets that support higher prices. The process of customizing or adapting a product for a target language and cultureвЂќ According to Thibodeau (2000), the main reason for localizing a product is economic.

Presentation on theme: 'Workshop CAT Technology & Localization'- Presentation transcript:Дў Localization The term LOCALIZATION вЂњrefers to

There are no writable tm wordfast