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Language services for business.
How to choose · Translation and localisation
Choose a provider by confirming language pair and subject expertise, the review process, confidentiality terms and how terminology is managed. Ask who actually translates, whether a second linguist reviews the work and what quality standard applies. For legal, medical or regulated content, verify credentials and any certification or sworn-translation requirement in the destination country.
Comparison · Translation and localisation
Machine translation is fast and cheap enough for gisting, internal reading and high-volume low-risk text. Human translation, or human review of machine output, is needed where accuracy, tone, legal effect or reputation matter. A common hybrid is machine output followed by professional post-editing, with the level of review matched to the risk of the content.
Requirements · Translation and localisation
Localisation adapts a product, not only its words, to a market's language, formats, culture and rules. Before translators begin, source content should be final and free of embedded text, code should support multiple languages and text expansion, and teams should agree glossaries, style guides, review roles and a process for continuous updates.