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Read MoreHow to choose a translation vendor: 9 tips to a successful experience
The thought of purchasing a new product or service can seem overwhelming at times. If one doesn’t know much about languages, there can be…
Read MoreCreative translation solutions: Making the most of your translation budget
A US-based precious metals investment company was considering investing in a mine in West Africa. However, they were concerned that the mine’s environmental standards…
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Getting It Right
Translation: Getting it Right There are hundreds of ways a translation project can go off track-ridiculous deadlines, misapplied machine translation, poor project management. Translation:…
Read MoreTranslation as a Tool for Understanding
Legal firm saves on discovery costs by partnering with translation company We’ve all seen the images on the evening news: federal agents hauling computers…
Read MoreHealthcare Interpreters: Replacing Myth with Fact
If you had a bad experience with an incompetent doctor, would you give up on the entire medical profession? Of course not—but that’s the…
Read MoreExport or Die
“Export or die,” The Economist warned American businesses in an April 2010 special report on rebalancing the US economy. In a recent interview with…
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Why Should I Hire a Professional?
It takes more than just the ability to understand two languages. Professional translators and interpreters have the education, experience, and expertise to understand the…
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Language Services Directory
Start Your Search ATA’s Language Services Directory includes more than 7,000 individuals and companies offering professional translation and interpreting services. Search Individuals A freelance…
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What is a Certified Translation?
What are the basics of a certified translation? In the United States, anyone can certify a translation. A translator does not need to be…
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Machine Translation
What is machine translation? Machine translation (MT) is the use of automated software that translates text without human involvement. Adaptive MT is a technology…
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Translator vs. Interpreter
Watch a Day in the Life of Translators and Interpreters See how translators and interpreters work in this short animated video. Translators do the…
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