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At a translation agency, identifying the most suitable language experts for a diverse range of translation assignments is part and parcel of the daily routine.

What is the best way to bill for translations? How is a quantity of text determined? By line or standard line, by word or by standard page? 

• Translation
• Product texts
• Costs

In times of globalisation and a network-based world, international positioning plays a decisive role for companies. One important factor here is your own website. 

• Translation
• Internationalisierung
• Website-Übersetzung

Post-editing is when a human translator reviews, corrects and improves a machine-generated translation.

• Translation
• Machine translation
• Quality

A proofread is often included as part of a translation quote. But let’s be real – is proofreading even necessary? After all, it costs extra. And surely the translator is supposed to deliver impeccable text anyway! Right?

• Translation
• Copyediting

What is foreign language typesetting? Foreign language typesetting is the process of transferring texts in different languages into a page layout for printed material. This is typically performed in the scope of desktop publishing (DTP) by a foreign language typesetter. 

• Translation
• Desktop publishing (DTP)
• Layout

Copyright law protects the intellectual property of the copyright holder. German copyright law defines the protected subject matter as a work of literature, science and/or art.

• Translation
• Machine translation

Which languages are longest and have the most words?

• Translation
• Layout
• Linguistic knowledge

From time to time, clients will specify the maximum length of a translation.

• Translation
• Linguistic knowledge