ATA Translation Technology and CAT Tools Flashcards
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What is the role of a style guide in professional translation projects?
Answer: A style guide establishes the preferred grammar, punctuation, terminology, tone, and formatting conventions for a specific client or text type
A client's style guide defines the specific language and formatting preferences that translations must follow to ensure consistency with the client's brand and communication standards.
What is 'globalization' (G11n) in the context of language technology and how does it relate to localization?
Answer: Globalization refers to designing products and content from the outset to be easily adapted for multiple markets; localization is the market-specific adaptation
Globalization (G11n) is the upstream process of designing products and content to be culturally and technically adaptable; localization (L10n) is the downstream market-specific adaptation.
Which professional development area has the ATA identified as increasingly important for translators in response to the growth of machine translation?
Answer: MT post-editing skills and understanding of how neural MT systems work
As neural MT improves and MTPE becomes a common service, the ATA and the broader industry emphasize MT post-editing as a critical skill for contemporary translators.
What is 'controlled language' and how is it used to improve translation quality and efficiency?
Answer: Controlled language is a set of authoring rules applied to source content to reduce ambiguity and complexity, making it easier and more consistent to translate
Controlled language (or controlled authoring) applies rules to source texts -- limiting vocabulary, sentence length, and structure -- to reduce ambiguity and make the content translate more consistently.
How do TM leverage and repetition rates affect pricing in professional translation projects?
Answer: Higher TM leverage (more matches) typically reduces per-word costs because less new translation work is required
When a large portion of a document matches existing TM content, translators typically charge reduced rates for leveraged segments because less cognitive effort is required.
What is the purpose of 'pseudo-translation' in software localization workflows?
Answer: Pseudo-translation is a test technique that replaces source text with modified characters to identify UI issues before actual translation begins
Pseudo-translation inserts fake target-language-like text into software strings to reveal layout, truncation, and encoding problems before real translation work begins.