Localisation, translation & dubbing · Working
Translation
ELI5
Rendering meaning from one language into another.
Used in conversation
“Build enough time for translation into the schedule before delivery.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Translation” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.
Connected terms
- TranscreationTranslation transfers meaning between languages; transcreation rewrites more freely to reproduce intent, effect or brand voice.
- Dubbing scriptA common dubbing-localisation sequence.
- As-recorded scriptA common dubbing-localisation sequence.
Sources & evidence · 8
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- World Wide Web Consortium — Making Audio and Video Media AccessibleSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity — C2PA Technical Specification and Content CredentialsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — Artificial Intelligence ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- U.S. Copyright Office — Copyright and Artificial IntelligenceSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — Artificial Intelligence: Know Your RightsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity — C2PA Technical SpecificationSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity — C2PA Conformance ProgramSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14