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Product-Centric Translation: What It Is And How Best To Handle It, Uwe Muegge
Product-Centric Translation: What It Is And How Best To Handle It, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Unlike with “general” technical translations, where the text stands on its own, in product-centric translation projects there is a direct link between the source text and a product or service.
Terminology Talks With The Pros: Uwe Muegge, Terminologist, Patricia Brenes
Terminology Talks With The Pros: Uwe Muegge, Terminologist, Patricia Brenes
Uwe Muegge
In this interview with Patricia Brenes, Uwe Muegge talks about some of his most recent projects, explains why terminology management is so important for product-centric translations, and discusses the role of terminology management in translator training.
Termwiki: A New Wikibased Terminology Management System, Uwe Muegge
Termwiki: A New Wikibased Terminology Management System, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
TermWiki is a free open source initiative that employs the familiar wiki technology to provide a powerful yet user-friendly terminology management solution to organizations of any size - including freelance translators. This presentation introduces attendees to the promise and limitations of TermWiki, and suggests possible uses in translator training
Control Your Terminology - Control Your Costs, Uwe Muegge
Control Your Terminology - Control Your Costs, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
In this 30-minute webinar, Uwe Muegge delves into the basics of terminology management, detailing 10 good reasons why managing terminology at the source is an indispensible part of producing quality localized content.
Why Manage Terminology? Ten Quick Answers, Uwe Muegge
Why Manage Terminology? Ten Quick Answers, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Terminology management is a hot topic these days. At the tcworld conference 2006, terminology had its own forum with hundreds of participants. And a number of highly visible institutions like the LISA Terminology Special Interest Group (SIG) has been evangelizing the development and use of standardized terminology in the business world for many years.
Disciplining Words: What You Always Wanted To Know About Terminology Management, Uwe Muegge
Disciplining Words: What You Always Wanted To Know About Terminology Management, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Terminology management enables organizations of any size to use the same terms consistently within and across the communication types that accompany a product or service. Typical communication types include specifications, drawings, GUI, software strings, help systems, technical documentation, marketing materials, regulatory submissions, etc. As multiple authors typically contribute to these communications, terminology management is the most efficient solution for ensuring that the organization speaks with one voice.
Terminology Work: Tools And Processes That Make A Difference, Uwe Muegge
Terminology Work: Tools And Processes That Make A Difference, Uwe Muegge
Uwe Muegge
Technical texts, i.e., technical literature proper (data sheets, user documentation, scientific publications, etc.), as well as the whole range of medical and legal texts, have one feature in common: Their authors make generous use of: a) words not in common usage, e.g., dongle (a computer hardware device that prevents unauthorized use of protected software); and/or b) words that are in common usage but have a slightly, or even totally, different meaning in the special language, e.g., bug (in the general sense, this means a small insect, but in the computer software field, this is a small defect in the code …