Translation as a Profession (Benjamins Translation Library)

378 Translation as a ProfessionParallel translations Translations carried out at the same time.Passive language A language which the translator can work with as a sourcelanguage, but not as a target language (i.e. which she/he does not mastersufficiently to comply with the required quality criteria).Pencil and rubber assisted translation (PRAT) A translation done without usinganything but paper and pencil.Phraseological match list/ Phraseological match table The list of phrases or formulationsfor use in a translation, matched with the source phrases or formulationsthat they will replace.Phraseological resources Dictionaries listing set phrases and linguistic stereotypesused in connexion with particular items or domains or activities ordocument types.Phraseologist The operator responsible for processing the set phrases used in agiven specialised field, a particular type of material or a given type of language.Phraseology All the stereotyped phrases or segments used in a given specialisedcontext.Phraseology for translators Phraseological matches collected and validated insuch a way that they can be used by translators.Phraseology mining software/system Software designed to extract certain phrasesegments from a corpus, on the basis of declared specific features.Plain translation A translation which does not necessarily comply with the originalstyle and register, and which aims purely to transfer the original informationas clearly as possible.Platform An IT environment, i.e. PC,Mac,UNIX...PM (Project manager) The operator responsible for defining, planning, scheduling,managing, monitoring, controlling and reviewing a translation project.Pop-up A small window that opens automatically above the main page whenthe user accesses a Web page. It may contain an advert, a help message, aninvitation to respond to an online survey, etc.Post-editing The revision of translations produced by translation engines, alsocalled automatic translations.Post-editor The operator responsible for upgrading (revising) the translationgenerated by a translation engine.Post-translator An operator responsible for all operations carried out after thetransfer phase and before dissemination, involving proof-reading or editing,rewriting, formatting, installation on a particular medium, etc.PRAT (Pencil and rubber assisted translation) A translation done without usinganything but paper and pencil.Prepared translation The translation of material that has been pre-processed toinclude some of the terminology and phraseology required as well as indica-