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Translation Glossary
Here are terms used in the translation industry.
Notary Public
A notary public is an officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Generally speaking, a notary public in the United States of America has powers that are far more limited than the role of a civil law notary in the rest of the world. A Notary Public may notarize a Certified Translation if required. Please see Notarized Translation.
OCR (Optical character recognition)
The translation of optically scanned bitmaps of printed or written text characters into character codes such as ASCII. Most OCR systems use a combination of hardware and software to recognize characters.
Operating System
The software that drives the hardware associated with a computer system.
Outsource
To hire a third-party provider to perform tasks or services often performed in-house..
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