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source language fairly well , which most often is possible only for the human translator, if
it is in a foreign language.
3.1.2 Voice Recognition Software
The text to be translated can be read out loud into the Voice Recognition Software which
then converts it into digital information which can be fed into the E-translation software.
Of course the Voice Recognition Software has to be ‘trained’ to recognize a particular
person’s voice . It also has the facility for improving the voice recognition faculty and for
making corrections in the softcopy of the text, so that a near perfect softcopy can be
imported into the E-translation software.
Here too, however, it is evident that the text in the source language can be read aloud with
some degree of accuracy only by a human translator, if it as a foreign language.
3.1.3 Keying-in
The source text can be keyed in directly into the computer and fed into the E-translation
software. Here again the source language can be keyed in with any degree of accuracy
only if one knows the foreign language to some extent and even then it may prove to be a
rather tiresome task.
3.2 Translation
The translator can then import this softcopy of the foreign language text into the E-
translation software or into the translation workstation (or translators workbench) a
concept introduced by Trados, which combines features like multilingual word processing,
terminology management and translation memories.
3.2.1 Multilingual Word Processing Features
Text can be input and edited in various languages different from English, French or
German to even Japanese, Russian or Korean. Foreign language keyboards are available
for inputting frequently used languages and virtual keyboards for editing and correcting
the target language or less frequently used languages. For example, if French and Japanese
are frequently used , one could have French and Japanese keyboards and if one translates
rather infrequently into Russian , one can use the Russian virtual keyboard of the
translation workstation to edit the translated text. Thesauruses, grammar and spell checks
are also available for languages on request.
Of course, it is only a human translator who knows the foreign language, who will be able
to edit the foreign language text or use the Thesauruses, grammar and spell check features.
3.2.2 Terminology Management Software
Terminology databases can be created according to the specific needs of the user. This
terminology database can later even be updated, changed or accessed as the need arises.
The developer of the software can create the terminology database for the translator or
user. The facility for on-line updating of this terminology database should be provided for.
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