Technical translation for multiple-language support

Author

Fox, Andrew L. ; Swain, Deborah

Author_Institution

IBM Corp., Bethesda, MD, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

18-20 Oct 1989

Firstpage

156

Lastpage

161

Abstract

Describes a technical translation process used to produce software products for an international market. The products´ user interfaces were changed to support multiple languages. The products, Expert System Environment and Expert System Consultation Environment, allow users to create and consult knowledge bases or expert systems in Canadian French, French, German, Japanese (Kanji), Spanish, and Swedish, in addition to English. Expert System Environment automatically switches the national language for the user interface when a knowledge base in a different language is loaded, thus providing multiple-language support in one product

Keywords

expert systems; language translation; programming environments; system documentation; technical presentation; user interfaces; English; Expert System Consultation Environment; Expert System Environment; French; German; Japanese; Kanji; Spanish; Swedish; international market; knowledge bases; multiple-language support; software products; technical translation; user interface; Books; Computer languages; Ducts; Earth Observing System; Expert systems; Natural languages; Product design; Software design; Switches; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1989. IPCC '89. 'Communicating to the World.', International

Conference_Location

Garden City, NY

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1989.102122

Filename

102122