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Wordcrafters Unite! We’d like to take a minute Just sitting right here To tell you how we’re gonna Conquer the language frontier Although Wo...

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What the … is PDF (and why do we hate it so much)?

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And why do we hate them so much? We recently posted about file formats in general, and why they are so important in the translation industry. In th...

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What the … is a file format?

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And why is it so important? File formats have been around as long as digital document processing. We’re all familiar with the standard ones f...

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What the … are the most profitable global translation languages?

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Even though translations to and from English are our bread and butter here at Wordcraft, we know that English alone doesn’t cut it in the larger...

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What the … is an Artificial Intelligence translator?

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Most of us are familiar with Artificial Intelligence and how it is becoming more and more important in our lives. It’s easy to understand how AI...

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What the … is a Translation Memory?

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We recently posted about CAT – or Computer Assisted Translation – software and why it’s important to use a tool that matches your re...

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What the … is the CEFRL?

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Welcome to the next installment in our “What the … is that?” series, and the first post on a topic that is one of the cornerstones o...

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What the … is the NATO Alphabet?

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And why is it so important to learn? Well, have you ever phoned someone and had to spell your name, or the name of a product 15 times until the ot...

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What the … is Audiovisual Localization?

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In late March this year, Wordcraft presented at one of the translation industry’s most prestigious events – GALA 2019, the Globalization &...

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What the … is CAT software?

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Very passionate cat owners already know all about cat software, such as gaming apps for cats, where their darlings can chase after mice, laser dots or...

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