Technical Editing

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Discipline in the editing process – quality of data

Editing tools enable editors to create a high-quality data resource.
The quality of the edited content determines the quality of the output.
In the editing process editors need support for efficiently maintaining adherence to company-specific phraseology and wording.
Editors should only work on content that is being created for the first time. Existing text should be taken from the available reference material.
 

Discipline in the editing process – quality of data

Technical documents contain a large amount of content that is similar or identical to information already contained in earlier versions. And that applies to the source editing language as well as the target translation languages. Against that background, it is absolutely imperative to re-use previously created content from Translation Memory as valuable reference material in the editing process as well so as to obtain consistency of terminology and phrasing.
The principle of re-using existing content is the cornerstone of the MindReader concept, a memory that recalls existing words and phrases and enables content consistency to be checked and maintained.
MindReader provides editors with a tool for efficiently maintaining adherence to company-specific phraseology and wording. As part of a company's unique corporate identity, that creates the basis for unencumbered communication both within the organisation and in an international environment.
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