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Terminology Management: Why You Should Care And How To Get Started, Uwe Muegge
Terminology Management: Why You Should Care And How To Get Started, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
With a terminology management strategy in place, organizations of any size are able to use the same terms consistently within and across the various documents and labeling that accompany a product or service. As these documents are typically created in a collaborative environment, terminology management is the most effi cient solution for making sure that the organization as a whole uses the same terms to describe the same features and functions.
Beyond Google Translate: The Future Of Machine Translation, Uwe Muegge
Beyond Google Translate: The Future Of Machine Translation, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
This presentation examines some of the drawbacks of using free machine translation services, focusing on users’ complete lack of control over the translation output, often caused by the generic or unhelpful data used to train public systems; and offer solutions for driving higher quality in machine translation, including using rule-based systems, and ensuring that engines are only fed domain-accurate data.
Astm Committee On Language Services’ Inaugural Meeting, Uwe Muegge, Melissa Taing
Astm Committee On Language Services’ Inaugural Meeting, Uwe Muegge, Melissa Taing
Uwe Muegge
The first meeting of ASTM F43 was held on February 17th at the University of Maryland’s National Foreign Language Center in College Park, MD. More than 75 representatives from U.S. government agencies, private sector companies, and academic and professional organizations attended. The primary agenda items were setting up the five subcommittees, electing officers, and establishing initial meetings for each of the following subcommittees: • F43.01 Language Interpreting • F43.02 Foreign Language Interpreting • F43.03 Foreign Language Translation • F43.04 Language Proficiency • F43.05 Executive
Translation Tools In The Cloud: Reviewit And Termwiki At Silicon Valley's Imug, Uwe Muegge
Translation Tools In The Cloud: Reviewit And Termwiki At Silicon Valley's Imug, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Imagine a place where total newbies to localization and internationalization can just walk up and introduce themselves to the folks who got this whole industry started, a place that brims with the energy of today’s movers and shakers in the L10Nverse, a place that’s truly open, welcoming and, of course, international. The International Multilingual User Group (IMUG) is just that place: Founded in 1987 and holding regular monthly meetings since 1991, IMUG has been a driving force in the localization community that reaches far beyond its base in Silicon Valley.
Termwiki: Terminology Management In The Cloud, Uwe Muegge
Termwiki: Terminology Management In The Cloud, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Featuring the familiar wiki user interface and controls, TermWiki is an intuitive tool that allows even first-time users to add terms within minutes. A simple data model that uses pre-populated pick lists speeds up term entry by non-terminologists. As a web-based tool, TermWiki not only permits but fosters collaboration among the terminology stakeholders in an organization. Compliance with industry standards such as TBX allows users to upload existing terminology and integrate TermWiki in translation memory and content management systems.