Simplified Technical English for Translations
Translating source text that was written in Simplified Technical English will improve the turnaround time dramatically while reducing the overall cost. On the bottom of this page we give you an example.
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Translation Cost Savings - Return on Investment (ROI) Example
The following example will show cost savings obtained for a manual of about 300 pages containing approximately 54,000 words that needs to be translated into several languages.
Volume reduction
Typically, Controlled Language will result in a word count reduction of 15%. This means that only 45,900 words will have to be translated, instead of the original 54,000.
Optimum reusability
Thanks to the use of consistent style and terminology the yield of a translation memory will increase by approximately 10% (perfect matches) in addition to the 30% that is normally recognized.
The difference
| Source text: 54,000 words | Without HyperSTE | With HyperSTE | Difference |
| Words to be translated: | 54,000 | 45,900 | 15% |
| Translation memory finds (perfect matches): | 30% | 40% | 10% |
| Words to be translated manually: | 37,800 | 27,540 | |
| Translation cost per word: | $0.20 | $0.15* | |
| Translation costs: | $7,560 | $4,131 | 45% |
Cost Savings
For 1 manual, one language $3,429
For 1 manual, 4 languages $13,716
For 1 manual, 12 languages $41,148
For 4 manuals, 4 languages $54,864
For 4 manuals, 12 languages $164,592
* As a result of HyperSTE and Simplified Technical English the average translation cost per word goes down.
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