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Offering perfect translation quality is elementary for us as a translation service provider. But how can it be measured? There is no one straightforward answer to this, explains Nicole Sixdorf, our expert for translation management. For this reason, she explains here which individual factors and requirements determine the path to a perfect result in terms of quality and content, and what ensuring translation quality has to do with diligent checking, assessment and evaluation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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How is translation quality defined?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For internationally active companies, translations are not only the key to gaining a foothold in important export markets and reaching their customers, they also fulfil important legal and safety-relevant aspects, especially in the field of technical documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-quality translations are a basic requirement \u2013 because the consequential costs and effects of poor quality are far-reaching and can range from damage to the image to loss of customer confidence, administrative costs, loss of profit and loss of warranty, and even risk to life and limb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the question of what constitutes high-quality translation<\/a> cannot be answered simply or in a general way, because quality requirements<\/a> are individual.<\/strong> What constitutes good quality for one company is already insufficient for the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason for this is the different requirements \u2013 linguistic, legal or formal \u2013 to which companies are exposed depending on the industry and the degree of regulation. It is precisely here, however, that the standards of quality are found, paving the way for clients and translation service providers to meet these demands in the long term.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Starting point: know requirements and define quality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

High translation quality can only be achieved if all parties involved have the same understanding of what requirements need to be met and can thus work towards a common quality goal.<\/strong> In order to do this, it is necessary to identify the specific requirements of a translation, which can be characterised in different ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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