Technical glossary

Technical glossary of translation terms

Technical glossary

Occasionally, you’ll come across some unfamiliar terms on the intercontact website or when talking to people in the localisation and translation industry. You’ll find many of these terms listed here with short explanations.

Technical glossary

Transliteration

Transliteration is the letter-for-letter transfer of words from one writing system to another (e.g. Greek to Latin letters). Transliteration is often used as an alternative to transcription.

See also: Transcription

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