Technical translation
Technical translation is a specialized branch of translation that covers a broad professional sector. It focuses on converting technical documents from a source language (source language) to a target language (target language) and requires advanced linguistic skills.
Why request a technical translation, and who are our clients?
Requests for technical translation are as numerous as the diversity of the fields in which they originate.
Here are a few examples: user manuals, patents, scientific reports, operating instructions, research and development studies, and maintenance reports.
Our clients come from fields such as engineering, industry, the food industry, technology, medicine, and science.
The main objective of technical translation is to clearly convey legal, standardized, accurate, and contextualized information to a target audience. Compliance with specific terminology is essential, as any error can have serious consequences, both technically and legally. Product safety and device functionality are at stake.
Who hasn’t been left perplexed by an incomprehensible user manual or puzzled by the contents of a poorly translated commercial contract or warranty card?
What are the characteristics of technical translation, its tools, and resources?
Consistency: This applies especially to large documents or long-term projects.
Compliance with standards: Some sectors require standards (ISO standards).
Translation experts use glossaries and terminology databases developed jointly with their clients. Their qualifications and the steps in the translation process meet very specific specifications.
Computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools have been helping translators manage their projects and improve their efficiency and productivity for several years.
Finally, even though artificial intelligence has been redrawing the contours of technical translation in recent years and depriving humans of their core business, it remains well below the level of expertise and precision that a professional can provide.
