Language-services terminology, made clear.

A workflow in which artificial intelligence supports translation, terminology, quality checks, or content processing under defined levels of professional human oversight.

Translating completed target-language content back into the source language to help compare meaning and identify possible deviations.

Software that supports professional translators through translation memories, terminology databases, and automated quality checks. A CAT tool is not the same as machine translation.

Adapting and rebuilding translated layouts so that typography, images, spacing, pagination, and reading direction remain accurate and production-ready.

Replacing original spoken audio with recorded dialogue in another language, adapted and synchronized to the visuals.

An approved collection of key terms and their preferred translations, used to keep language consistent across content and teams.

Preparing a product or codebase to support multiple languages and regional formats without having to rebuild its core structure.

Conveying spoken communication between languages in real time, either while the speaker talks or during planned pauses.

A structured review of linguistic accuracy, terminology, grammar, consistency, formatting, functionality, and cultural suitability before content is approved.

A language-and-region combination, such as Arabic for the UAE, that determines writing, dates, numbers, currency, and cultural conventions.

Adapting content, software, or media so it feels natural in a specific market, including language, formats, culture, and layout.

Translation generated automatically by a machine-translation system. Its suitability depends on the content type, purpose, confidentiality, risk level, language pair, and human-review workflow.

Professional review and correction of machine-translated output to achieve an agreed level of accuracy, fluency, terminology, and fitness for purpose.

The source language is the original language of the content; the target language is the language into which it is translated.

A reference that defines voice, tone, grammar, formatting, and language preferences for a brand or content program.

Creating readable, time-coded on-screen text for spoken dialogue while respecting language-specific timing and line-length conventions.

Recreating brand or campaign content for another culture so it carries the intended effect, even when the wording changes substantially.

A bilingual database of previously translated source-and-target segments that supports consistency, quality, and efficient reuse in future work.

Translated narration recorded over or in place of original audio, commonly used for learning, documentary, marketing, and corporate video.