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Document translation vs. translation
Thread poster: Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez
Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez
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Feb 14, 2022

Dear colleagues,

After long time using Proz to find translation agencies, I have realized that there two items in the field "type of service" I am not sure how to distinguish from each other.

What is the difference between "document translation" and only "translation"?

I have already seen the term "document translation" in some agencies' websites and I though it refers to "technical documents", such as, patents, user's manuals and so on. However, I found so... See more
Dear colleagues,

After long time using Proz to find translation agencies, I have realized that there two items in the field "type of service" I am not sure how to distinguish from each other.

What is the difference between "document translation" and only "translation"?

I have already seen the term "document translation" in some agencies' websites and I though it refers to "technical documents", such as, patents, user's manuals and so on. However, I found somewhere that it may refer to the documents that a sworn translator works on.

Thank you very much for your help.

Jorge ▲ Collapse
 
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Documents Feb 14, 2022

In my understanding, it usually refers to birth certificates, marriage certificates, and other things of this nature...so yes, the documents a sworn translator typically works on.

[Edited at 2022-02-14 08:29 GMT]

[Edited at 2022-02-14 08:30 GMT]
 
philgoddard
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United States
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No difference Feb 15, 2022

Sometimes "translation" is used to mean interpreting. "Document translation" resolves that ambiguity, but a document is anything with writing on it, and a certificate is just one of many examples.

Stepan Konev
Steve Robbie
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Peter Motte
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Belgium
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Member (2009)
English to Dutch
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translation is not interpreting Feb 15, 2022

philgoddard wrote:

Sometimes "translation" is used to mean interpreting. "Document translation" resolves that ambiguity, but a document is anything with writing on it, and a certificate is just one of many examples.


It would be surprising that on Proz.com "translation" could mean "interpreting", because that's just sloppy language.
People using "translation" for "interpreting" are people who just don't have a clue about translation or interpreting. It's a typical mix-up made by people who need interpreters for the first time in their life.

Daryo
 


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