Translation as a Profession (Benjamins Translation Library)

Chapter13. FromP&PtoWS&ATT 267editors [including graphics editors] to process and put content online. Anyonewishing to keep up with Web editing must constantly be on the lookout for newWeb tools.5. Translator tools/tools for translationTranslators now use a number of software tools specifically designed to speed upor improve the translation process. These include:– dedicated resources,– search engines and portals,– terminology management and phraseology extraction software,– ‘translation memory systems’ designed to set up, manage and exploit so called‘translation memories’,– specialist software (e.g. for subtitling, Web site cloning, videogame localisationor software localisation),– voice recognition or voice synthesis software,– translation management software (mostly for quality control),– translation flow management software (workflow),– translation systems requiring some degree of human intervention, given thatany automatic translation system requires human assistance in the sense thatsomeone has to feed in and update the algorithms and the dictionaries.5.1 Dedicated resources or ‘passive aids’ to translationDedicated resources or ‘passive aids’ to translation consist of various documentationresources which the translators have at their immediate disposal. Thesemay include:– documentation specifically designed for translators,– documentation available via a number of different media (CD-ROMs, Internet,intranets, mass storage devices, or other media),– documentation the translators can access without necessarily being able to usethe information directly in the translation.Dedicated translation resources include:– terminology data bases such as Le Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique, IATE,Lexpro-CD Databank, and many others,– translator information data bases and portals,– glossaries accessible via the Web,– online forums and specialist mailing lists.