HomeQuality Assurance
We rely on our translators and trust their skills and experience. However, translators of any
level can make human errors. If the deadline is tight, the translation may have stylistic
imperfections. For this reason, QA plays an important role in delivering precise translations
while ensuring maximum overall quality.
Our translators’ skills and experience
- We use a multilevel system to select our translators.
Read more - Skills and experience. Most of our translators hold a degree in their field of expertise and/or have extensive experience translating in those areas. This ensures both an accurate and natural-sounding translation.
- Native translators. Our translators typically translate into their native language.
Effective and reliable QA procedures
- Editing/proofreading. We strongly recommend that all translations be proofread to ensure their quality. The professionals who proofread our translations are as experienced as those who translate the documents. We also use proofreading software to help ensure that the language and formatting within a document are consistent.
- External review. Quality of some randomly selected translations is checked by the same reviewers who judge our translation contests.
Terminological consistency
- Terminological consistency. For large projects, we can use a glossary that you provide or create a glossary for you (at an additional cost). A glossary ensures consistent terminology use throughout the translation.
- Software. Our translators use software that ensures consistent use of the terminology included in the glossary.
For regular and returning clients,
the same translator or team of translators will be assigned to all your projects to ensure terminological and stylistic consistency.
No machine translation. We do not use machine translation, nor do we ask our translators to “post-edit” machine translations. We regard this as an unprofessional practice that results in translations of unacceptably poor quality.