Specialist editing & quality controls
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The team at oneword edits your texts prior to publication or translation, optimising the language, style and terminology. Our editors ensure your content is clear, precise and consistent, minimise the number of correction loops and thus help to ensure an efficient translation process.
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Your benefits from using oneword’s editing service:
Clear and precise texts
Editing improves phrasing, sentence structure and readability without altering the meaning of your text. This makes content easier to understand and interpret unambiguously.
Consistency in terminology and style
Company-specific concepts, style guides and spelling are applied systematically to ensure your communication remains consistent.
More efficient translation processes
The better the source text, the less post-editing is required later on. This saves time and reduces the amount of coordination required.
Higher quality translation memory
Accurate source texts result in high-quality translation units that can also be used in future projects.
Greater confidence before publication
Editing minimises linguistic errors and ensures your content is professional, clear and ready for publication
When is it worth having your content edited?
Editing is particularly useful if you:
An overview of our editing offering
Depending on your initial situation, we offer a range of editing services:
Editing of the source text
We check your text linguistically for grammar, spelling, style, clarity and consistency. This is particularly useful if the source text is to be published or subject to translation at a later stage.
Post-translation editing
Foreign-language texts can also be optimised through single-language editing. In particular, style, readability and linguistic nuances are checked and improved, for example, in the case of AI-generated content or texts that have not been written by native speakers.
STE editing (pre-editing)
For technical documentation, we revise texts in accordance with the principles of controlled natural language (Simplified Technical English). This makes the content clearer, more comprehensible and easier to translate.
Gallery proofing – international
Before publication, we check your final typeset documents for linguistic, form and typographical nonconformities. thereby ensuring texts, translations and layout appear flawless and professional in the final version too.
How the editing process works
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Tailor requirements
Together, we clarify your target audience, the intended use of the text and your desired quality requirements.
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Linguistic revision
Our editors check spelling, grammar, style, terminology and comprehensibility, whilst taking your individual requirements into account.
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Clarify queries
Where necessary, we will consult with you regarding any unclear wording or technical details.
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Finalisation
You will receive a linguistically optimised, quality-assured and checked text that is ready for publication or translation.
Review and optimisation of international texts
We offer complementary services for the assessment and improvement of texts in foreign languages:
- Revision – Checking that the translation output matches the original text and assessment of the linguistic quality, thereby ensuring the completeness, accuracy and consistency of the translation output
- Post-editing – professional post-editing and optimisation of AI-generated content
- Review – Verification of the technical accuracy of the text by native-speaker domain experts
Depending on the intended use and risk profile of your content, our team will recommend the appropriate quality control measures to minimise your risks. We will analyse the requirements of your project together and recommend appropriate measures.
Further information on our certifications and quality standards.
FAQs
What is the difference between editing and correction?
Correction focuses on spelling, grammar and punctuation. Editing also improves style, readability, clarity and consistency. In addition, repetitions and clichés are avoided.
Why should a source text be edited before translation?
An optimised source text simplifies the translation process and helps to avoid linguistic ambiguities at an early stage. Pre-publication editing is particularly useful for technical documentation, complex specialist texts and content that is to be translated into several languages, or prior to extensive publication and large print runs.
What is checked in the course of an editing process?
Depending on your requirements, we check spelling, grammar, style, sentence structure, comprehensibility, terminology as well as linguistic specifications and style guides.
Is editing also useful for technical documentation?
Yes, particularly if the quality of the text needs to be improved. Technical texts in particular benefit from clear wording and consistent terminology. This makes it easier to understand, apply and translate content.
What is an STE editing?
STE editing involves revising a text in accordance with the rules of Simplified Technical English. The aim is to use clear, easy-to-understand language that is particularly well-suited to international technical documentation.
Does editing replace the quality controls on a translation?
No. Editing optimises an individual text with regard to language, style and clarity. For translations, we also check that the source and target texts match and assess the technical quality of the translation – for example, through revisions or reviews. You can learn more about our quality standards here.
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