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Affidavit
This is a declaration in writing made upon oath by the
translator before a a Notary
Public or Commissioner for Oaths.
Certified translation
A translation with a stamped declaration on our
headed paper stating that to the best of our knowledge and ability we have
provided a true translation of the original document.
Commissioner for Oaths
A solicitor authorised to authenticate
oaths, made on sworn statements.
Consecutive interpreting
When a speaker pauses so that the interpreter can
translate into the other language. This could take place on guided
tours or in lectures.
Cyrillic alphabet Derived
from the Greek alphabet over 1000 years ago, Cyrillic is used primarily for Russian,
Belorussian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Serbian.
In-house
Where work is done within an agency or company, rather
than sub-contracting to others.
Latin alphabet
Uses the same letters as English and most other European
languages.
Mono-lingual
Where one language only is involved. Multi-lingual Where
more than one language is involved.
Notarisation
Attestation of documents where the notary binds the
documents together and applies their seal. As for an affidavit, the
translator has to go to a Notary Public in person
with the documents.
Notary Public
A public official, usually a solicitor, who is
authorised legally to certify and attest documents and administer oaths.
Optical character recognition (OCR)
Paper documents are scanned into the computer, which
converts the contents into a computer-editable version.
Romance languages Languages
derived from Latin including French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and
Spanish.
Simultaneous interpreting
The interpreter translates while a speaker talks, either
by microphone, as at a conference, or by whispering to the listener in a
more familiar situation.
Source text/source language
The original text or language to be translated.
Target text/target language
The final version that a text or language is to be translated into.
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