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TargetVol. 20:1 (2008) ► pp.79–102
Translation technologies
Scope, tools and resources
Translation technologies constitute an important new field of interdisciplinary study lying midway between computer science and translation, and its professional development will largely depend on the attention it is given from the academic point of view. In this paper different approaches to the subject are examined so as to provide us with a basis for an internal analysis of the field of translation technologies and to structure its content. Following criteria based on professional practice and on the idiosyncrasies of the computer tools and resources that play a part in translation activity, we present our definition of translation technologies and of the field, classified in five blocs.
Keywords: translation technologies, computer-assisted translation, translation theory, translation memory, teletranslation, electronic resources
Article outline
- Introduction
- Different approaches to structuring the computer applications related to translation
- The degree of automation in the translation process
- The point at which the tools are used in the translation process
- The level of knowledge about computing required
- Technology’s relationship to translation
- The dimension of translation to which the computer tool is applied
- Discussion on the different proposals
- Defining the limits of the field and criteria for selecting its content
- Selection of materials suited to the translation process
- Classification criteria
- Characteristics of the classification
- Classification of translation technology tools and resources
- Conclusions
- Notes
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