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Can Computers Replace Professional Translation Services

Human beings today ultimately rule the world of professional translation services. In the age of computers and state-of-the-art technical inventions, there still are certain fields that computers cannot compete in and one of these fields is the art of translation. There is special emphasis on the word "art" in this case.

The sole reason that computers are unable to compete with human beings is that translation is not a mechanical process. It requires brain cell activity to find the most suitable sentence structure and within that, phrases and expressions that clearly reflect the original meaning and at the same time completely adapt to the host language. Now, if all you need is to translate simply constructed sentences, the computer will be up to the task. Furthermore, in case, you have a document that you would like to get the "gist" of, with a few words that need clarification here and there, these programs do the trick.

However, if you are looking for a professional adaptation of the source text, with all the messages, underlying meanings, unique phrases and characteristic nuances getting through, only professional translation services can do the job. Now we reached an interesting phenomenon that could be explored for hours, have we had the time and space. That is, the idea of 'free translations'. When we refer to free translations, we hardly refer to the actual cost of the work done. In fact, all it means is that the source material has been translated freely, without keeping to a word-by- word order, yet at the same time preserving the overall message of the text. Unless we are dealing with documents that require precise translations, this form is highly popular with speeches, essays and even literary works. Imagine the classic works of Shakespeare translated strictly word-by-word! The essence, the literary value would simply disappear.

Professional translation services ideally keep all these objectives in mind when they are assigned a task. As each and every piece of translation is different, so is the method of translation that is to be implemented. One common element that can never be omitted is the need for human brains and involvement in the process, an intrinsic requirement that no computer can replace at the present time.

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