Translation vs Interpreter - What's the difference?
translation | interpreter |
(label) The act or (label) an act of translating, in its various senses:
# The conversion of text from one language to another.
# The conversion of something from one form or medium to another.
# (label) A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.
# (label) The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.
# A transfer of motion occurring within a gearbox.
# The conveyance of something from one place to another, especially:
## (label) An ascension to Heaven without death.
## (label) A transfer of a bishop from one diocese to another.
## (label) A transfer of a holy relic from one shrine to another.
## (label) A transfer of a disease from one body part to another.
(label) The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.
One who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language. Contrasted with translator.
(figuratively) One who explains something, such as an art exhibit.
(computing) A program which executes another program written in a programming language other than machine code.
As a noun translation
is translation parallel displacement (motion without deformation or rotation).As a verb interpreter is
(label) to translate.translation
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Alternative forms
* translatioun (obsolete) * (abbreviations)Noun
Derived terms
* fan translation * machine translation * translationless * translation studiesSee also
* interpretation ----interpreter
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(wikipedia interpreter)Noun
(en noun)- A Japanese man who is tried before a German court is assisted by an interpreter in making oral statements.
- Programs written in the BASIC language are usually run through an interpreter , though some can be compiled.