Technical translation involves translating documents related to technological subjects accurately while using suitable terminology of the field. It is a specialized type of translation that considers the technical jargon of subjects like medicine, chemistry, and engineering. Technical translators may use machine translation, computer-aided translation, or subtitling software to help facilitate the translation process from one language to another. Subtitling can be intralingual, staying in the same language, or interlingual, changing languages, and is used to transcribe film or TV dialog for deaf audiences. The role of a technical translator is to make specialized technical texts understandable to various readers while precisely conveying meaning and providing necessary information.

1. Technical
translation
By Maryam Kausar and Faiza
Anwar

2. Content
– Definition of
technical translation
– Technical translation
software
– Machine translation
– Computer Aided
translation
– Subtitling
– Types of subtitling
– Role of translator

3. Technical translation
– Technical translation has been developed
since the 1960s
– The word technical means relating to
particular subject ,art , craft and techniques

4. Definition
– Technical translation is a type of specialized
translation involving the translation of
documents produced by technical
writers and texts which relate to
technological subject areas.

5. Example
– When a pharmaceutical company wishes to have a
description of the drug translated from English
into a different language, the technical translators
will take into consideration the suitable
terminology used in medicine and chemistry to
produce an accurate description in the target
language

6. Technical translation software
– Machine translation
– Computer aided translation
– Subtitling

7. MT
– A piece of text which has been
written automatically
from one language to
another by using machine .

8. Advantages of MT
– Quick translation
– Low price
– Universality

9. CAT
– CAT is a form of language translation in
which a human translator uses computer
software to support and facilitate the
translation process

10. Subtitling
– Subtitling can be defined as
transcription of films or
TV dialogues , occurring at
same time on the screen.

11. Types

12. Intralingual subtitling
– Deals with the production of subtitles
that remain in same language as
the original and are used for deaf .

14. Interlingual subtitling
– Interlingual language refers to both as
change in mode and language , going from
one language to another language

16. Role of translator
– Technical translator makes text with technical
jargon readable for a wide range of audience
– Technical translator is to convey the meaning of
highly specialized technical documentation
providing enough information