Adding chinese font to wordfast pro software#

It highlights the importance of technology in promoting translation/interpreting services as well as enhancing the quality of these services.

This workshop explores the practical implications of the recent developments in technology on translation industry.

Adding chinese font to wordfast pro software#

Despite the issue of translation accuracy, this technological revolution of software and applications took translation to a new level by adding to speed and consistency. Microsoft Translator, Google Translate and Babelfish became among the many popular resources for obtaining a ready translation. In addition, in light of new market reality, large translation agencies started to commission work to smaller agencies or freelancers, changing the old business model/relation among translation industry stakeholders.Īnother technological marked effect on translation business is the proliferation of translation software, applications and free tools which pushed translation forward in recent years. Translators/interpreters now are not only in-house staff hired by language service providers they are well-paid freelances working for international agencies and/or direct clients. Similarly, interpreting received a huge boost recently by technology where interpreters began to offer services to clients across the world with the help of specialized devices and equipment in conducting remote interpreting (telephone and video interpreting for people with visual and hearing impairments around the world). Translators nowadays are connected to online resources and networks, offering services across the globe by making benefit from technological tools and channels. Supported by technology, the “wired translator” in the present age has replaced the stereotype of the translator as the specialist depending on paper-dictionaries only.