The implications of Natural Language Processing (NLP) Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of artificial intelligence that helps computers understand, interpret, and manipulate human language. Basically, it allows people who are not programmers to ‘talk’ to...
Jumping the Shark is a term that's become both pertinent, and has been over-used this year — but what exactly does it mean? Jumping the shark is idiom used to describe the moment when something that was popular, crosses a line and, as a consequence, begins it’s...
Natural Language Processing: Processes and Uses Computers do not really speak human languages — they ‘speak’ ones and zeros. However, we do need to communicate with computers, so they can perform the tasks they were created for. Imagine if we had to learn some sort of...
How fast do you really need it? Why is speed in translation so important? We find that most projects are “urgent”. Sometimes this is entirely justified, as in the case of an imminent trade fair, client presentation, website launch, or contract signing. By contrast,...
An Introduction to Natural Language Processing Have you ever used Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, or a similar AI? Nowadays, they are quite common and even taken for granted. You can ask them to find the nearest flight out of town, play your favorite music, or...
In the world of corporate translation, we don't always need a perfect translation. It's as simple as that. How do we define "quality" in translation? It is generally understood as the combination of factors which makes a customer satisfied. Usually those factors are:...
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ‘sinister’ as ‘singularly evil or productive of evil’, ‘accompanied by or leading to disaster’, ‘presaging ill fortune or trouble’. The word has a strong negative connotation, and the synonyms to it are ‘menacing’, ‘ominous’,...
Design and Layout for Translation In recent years, an increasingly globalised marketplace has led to a greater need for translating business documentation. This production process includes desktop publishing — the design and layout for translation — and typically...
Should your company translate in-house or outsource it? Many companies rely on their in-house staff, or independent distributors, to handle translations. Usually, the thinking goes something like this: “Outsourcing is expensive, so we’ll let our distributor in country...
Names of many countries look very similar in many languages. If the language allows it, usually we try to ‘copy’ the country name as far as possible: Italy (English), Italien (German), Italia (Italian, Spanish), Италия (Russian) — it’s Cyrillic, but trust...