{"id":17977,"date":"2025-03-28T09:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T07:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avatar.ee\/moisted\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T10:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T08:54:23","slug":"definitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/avatar.ee\/en\/definitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Definitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17977\" class=\"elementor elementor-17977 elementor-16894\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4cacc1 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default pxl-row-scroll-none pxl-zoom-point-false pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-bg-color-none pxl-section-overlay-none\" data-id=\"c4cacc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"pxl-item--subtitle px-sub-title-default \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pxl-item--subtext\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGood to know\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h1 class=\"pxl-item--title style-default  highlight-default pxl-split-text split-in-fade\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDefinitions\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-862df0e ft-gt elementor-widget elementor-widget-pxl_list\" data-id=\"862df0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pxl_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"pxl-list pxl-list1  default\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        A <b>translation agency<\/b> is a company that provides translation as a comprehensive service \u2013 translation as well as editing and delivery review.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        A <b>translator<\/b> provides written translation.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        An <b>interpreter<\/b> provides oral translation.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/avatar.ee\/en\/services\/written-translation\/\"><b>Written translation service<\/b><\/a> \u2013 a written translation that also includes editing, and may feature the work of a terminologist and a delivery review if necessary.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/avatar.ee\/en\/services\/interpretation-from-avatar\/\"><b>Interpreting service<\/b><\/a> \u2013 the provision of interpreting, which is categorised into three types: whispered interpreting, consecutive interpreting, and simultaneous interpreting.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Whispered interpreting<\/b> \u2013 the interpreter speaks in a quiet voice to a small group (1\u20133 people) while the speaker is talking. This service does not require translation equipment.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Consecutive interpreting<\/b> \u2013 the speaker delivers their presentation in segments in the source language, followed by the interpreter rendering the content as accurately as possible in the target language. The speaker and interpreter take turns speaking.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Simultaneous interpreting<\/b> \u2013 the interpreter translates in real time as the speaker talks. The interpreter is located in a separate booth and the translation reaches listeners almost instantly. This type of interpreting requires specialised technical equipment.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/avatar.ee\/en\/areas-of-expertise\/hybrid-translation-editing-machine-translation\/\"><b>Machine translation post-editing (MTPE)<\/b><\/a> \u2013 a process where machine-generated translation is edited by a human.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Source (original) text<\/b> \u2013 the text that needs to be translated into another language.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Translation text<\/b> \u2013 the translated version of the source text in the target language.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Editing<\/b> \u2013 reviewing the translated text in terms of substance and language by comparing it with the source text.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Proofreading<\/b> \u2013 the main goal is to identify and correct grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Light post-editing (LPE)<\/b> \u2013 post-editing carried out to produce a text that is merely comprehensible, but nowhere close to human translation. The aim is to convey the content of the original text very accurately, without adding or omitting anything, while ensuring that all sentences are clear, correct, and unambiguous. However, errors in grammar, wording, and style are not corrected as part of LPE.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Full post-editing (FPE)<\/b> \u2013 post-editing carried out to obtain a result comparable to that of human translation. The translation is accurate, clear, and stylistically correct with proper wording, grammar, and punctuation.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Volume<\/b> \u2013 the length of the translation, calculated based on the final text. One page is equivalent to 1,800 characters (including spaces).                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Delivery review<\/b> \u2013 a final check to ensure that all parts of the source text have been translated correctly, that names and numbers are accurate, and that the formatting aligns with the client\u2019s requirements.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Support services<\/b> \u2013 additional services provided by the translation agency to enhance quality, such as creating termbases and translation memories, developing terminology, linguistic and specialised consulting, localization, printing, writing or saving data onto storage media, pre-press text review, layout, design, publishing, etc.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"pxl--item\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"pxl-item--icon\">\r\n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bootstrap-icons bi-chevron-right\"><\/i>                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"pxl-item-content\">\r\n                        <label class=\"pxl-empty\"><\/label>\r\n                        <b>Localization<\/b> \u2013 the process of adapting a translated text to align with the language and cultural context of the target audience.                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good to know Definitions A translation agency is a company that provides translation as a comprehensive service \u2013 translation as well as editing and delivery review. A translator provides written translation. An interpreter provides oral translation. 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