This article intends to clarify the differences among the following terms: translation agency, Translation Company, localization agency and LSP. Although many readers may be familiar with these terms, those less familiar may not have a clear understanding of the terms, especially considering that some of the terms are used interchangeably. Examples of terms used interchangeably are localization and translation. The two terms have different meanings, but the more recently popularized term localization is […]

Currently there is no reason for language to be a barrier to communication between people. Translators provide services to all types of clients to translate documents, websites, medical records, literature, and other forms of written communications into other languages.  CAT (Computer Assisted Translation) tools are designed to provide computer software for translators to use to produce what is sometimes referred to as “machine-aided” translation.  This tool can help translators be more efficient.

A CAT […]

Medical translators are in demand now more than ever. In the past, the only career options for a person with a medical background or education was an actual hands-on job in the medical field – in a doctor’s office or hospital, for example. However, for persons with knowledge of medicine and fluency in two or more languages, work in medical translation is now available.

Medical translators have a very important job where accuracy and knowledge […]

Those who think that translation and interpretation mean the same thing are making a great mistake. There is a very important difference between the two terms, and that is the communication channel. While translation refers to written communication, interpretation deals with spoken communication. The professionals who work in the field are known as interpreters and translators. Translators and interpreters have acquired a thoughtful linguistic as well as cultural knowledge of the languages they […]