Quality Management

• Are there any spelling mistakes?
• Are the numbers in the original text and the translated text correct?
• Is the terminology specified by the customer being used correctly?

For points that are often overlooked by visual checks alone, we use Trados and our own original tools to perform checks. This saves our clients the trouble of checking formalities such as numbers and unit symbols after delivery.

In particular, when dividing a large amount of translation among multiple translators in a short period of time, using tools to check for consistency in spelling and terminology among translators can be very effective.

Comparison between human and tool checks

○... Checkable
△... Partially checkable (There is a possibility of missing checks when checked by a person)

Check items by tool (example)

• ・Translation missing: Check for any missing translations
• ・Translation consistency: Check for inconsistencies in the translation
• ・Mojibake: Check for mojibake
• ・Number: Does it match the original text?
• ・Term: Is it translated according to the glossary?
• ・Formatting: Check if spaces, punctuation, parentheses, tabs, and capitalization at the beginning of sentences match the original text.
• ・Language Rules: Are they following the rules of each language?
  (e.g. spacing, number format, quotation marks, unit conversion (inches ⇔ meters), etc.)

Check Tool (Example)

Trados QA Checker, QA Distiller, Xbench, UI Checker (our proprietary tool), etc.

Depending on the style guide and translation content, the Localization Project Manager will customize the necessary check items for each project. If there are specific items that require special attention, please inform us in advance.