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Localisation, translation & dubbing · Working

Translation

ELI5

Rendering meaning from one language into another.

Used in conversation

“Build enough time for translation into the schedule before delivery.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Translation” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Connected terms

  • TranscreationTranslation transfers meaning between languages; transcreation rewrites more freely to reproduce intent, effect or brand voice.
  • Dubbing scriptA common dubbing-localisation sequence.
  • As-recorded scriptA common dubbing-localisation sequence.
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Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.