FAA First Federal Credit Union
Details of the Translation Process
The SMARTMOVE® website is being translated
through "machine translation" which means that it is
translated dynamically (on-the-fly) through a third party service.
Benefits:
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This method allows for translation of the
entire website which would otherwise be impossible due to
limited resources. It does not, however, allow for the translation
of PDF files.
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Updates to content are processed when posted
rather than delayed awaiting a human translation.
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Translations are handled uniformly -- rather
than allowing for human interpretation -- one translator's
choice may not be the same as another's. Many different dialects
exist and a perfect translation is almost impossible -- this
allows us to begin at the same point and improve as we can.
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We do have the ability to create supplemental
dictionaries -- such as proper names, mining terms, job titles
and idiomatic expressions. These dictionaries are applied
in addition to the ones used by the translation site.
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The software can also be told when a word
or phrase should NOT be translated -- leaving it as English
if that is the most appropriate solution.
- Machine translation is not perfect and may create some
poor translations (which can be corrected).
- We are limited in what we can affect on the entire site
-- we can enter individual words or phrases -- but not entire
paragraphs or pages. We can decide to translate an entire
page and simply have the software ignore a page as well if
necessary -- but this would require human translation and
review.
Corrections/Suggestions (Of the Constructive
Variety):
If you see a term or phrase that you think may
be incorrect -- and you have a suggested translation, you may
send us an e-mail.
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