Technology Translation Services
Make complex technology easier to understand in every market. We translate software documentation, technical product content, support materials and digital experiences with attention to terminology, meaning and the people using them.
- Software & technology content
- Specialist terminology review
- Project-based localisation QA
Connect your account
Open Settings, select Integrations and choose the required service.
integration.connectConnecter votre compte
Ouvrez les paramètres, sélectionnez Intégrations, puis choisissez le service souhaité.
integration.connectTechnical content, adapted for the people who use it.
Technology businesses need consistent language from product launch through everyday support. We scope the translation around your audience, content types and release workflow.
Software & platform content
Product text, interface explanations, feature descriptions and software-related language assets.
Help centres & knowledge bases
Support guides, troubleshooting articles, onboarding instructions and customer documentation.
API & developer guides
Developer-facing explanations and reference documentation with protected code and syntax.
Hardware product materials
Product descriptions, setup guides and user instructions for supported technology devices.
Cybersecurity content
White papers, technology reports, product terminology and customer-facing security documentation.
Updates & release notes
Versioned product changes, feature announcements and recurring multilingual documentation.
Protect the meaning. Preserve the things that must not change.
A single mistranslated technical term can alter an instruction or lead customers to the wrong screen. A useful brief gives translators the audience, product version, reference terminology and enough context to make decisions safely.
We can agree appropriate linguistic review and terminology checks, while the client’s technical owners retain responsibility for product functionality and engineering sign-off.
Technical language for different technology sectors.
Content scope and reviewer requirements depend on the device, software, intended user and market.
Product pages, onboarding, help centres and customer enablement.
Installation guidance, connectivity instructions and support material.
Technical white papers, service descriptions and documentation.
Setup instructions, product references and connected-device content.
Feature descriptions, user support and digital-product materials.
Solution documents, operational content and multilingual proposals.
From source files to a versioned translation handover.
We confirm what must be translated, what must stay unchanged and how the completed content will be reviewed and delivered.
Share the technical brief
Send sample files, target locales, product versions, audience, glossary and deadline. Identify code and product strings that are protected.
Translate & review
We scope suitable language and subject-matter resources, queries and any independent revision or terminology checks.
Handover & approval
Receive the agreed translation files and review notes, with import validation or in-context language QA where explicitly included.
Keep the message accurate across markets.
Tell us the content types, language pairs, file formats, subject area and review requirements. We’ll confirm the project scope and price.
Formats, resources and content structures.
Send a representative source export so we can agree on the translated portions, protected content and suitable delivery format.
Business and technical documents
Knowledge bases and developer content
Structured and reusable documentation
String bundles and content exports
Interchange files and protected inline code
Reference documents and source layouts
Interface and terminology context
Approved technical vocabulary
Practical scenarios for technical translation.
Explore the questions and checks that matter when choosing a translation workflow for specialised technology content and recurring releases.
Multilingual support documentation+
When product, technical writing and support teams publish into several markets, establish one glossary with approved terms, source versions and content owners. Ask how the provider handles translation-memory reuse, product renames, revisions and changed articles. A realistic pilot might include a release note, troubleshooting guide and help-centre update.
Network and telecom equipment guidance+
For networking content, provide the exact model and firmware version, audience and approved terminology. Preserve CLI commands, flags, port labels, model identifiers and IP examples. Have a network engineer sign off procedure order, warnings and fault-recovery steps; linguistic review cannot replace equipment testing.
Spanish and Japanese terminology QA+
Choose specific locales and use a shared reference set for product names, feature labels and troubleshooting terms. Check approved terminology across website pages, help-centre articles and release notes while allowing separately approved marketing phrasing. Japanese layout, line breaks and screen widths merit in-context review.
Arabic technical proposals and service agreements+
An Arabic IT proposal combines service scope, technology claims and commercial or legal commitments. Confirm the destination market, protect figures and technical identifiers, and escalate ambiguous liability or service-level terms to the client’s commercial or legal owner. Translation alone does not determine contract enforceability.
Cybersecurity papers and case studies+
Cybersecurity content may include security architecture, threats, controls, product vulnerabilities and claims used in sales. Supply an approved technical glossary, keep security terminology distinct from marketing paraphrase, and ask for review of acronyms, evidence and confidentiality. The client must verify product claims and security accuracy.
B2B SaaS expansion to France and Germany+
Coordinate product-feature pages, onboarding, help articles, sales collateral and change logs across French and German locales. A shared termbase can prevent inconsistent feature names, but context matters: legal notices, transactional states and persuasive copy can require different approval owners. Confirm the source version for each launch asset.
Need a different level of language support?
Some projects require software UI translation, more specialised engineering documentation or separate product marketing adaptation.
Technology translation FAQs.
What is technology translation?+
Technology translation adapts technical product, software and customer-facing content into another language while preserving terminology, product meaning and essential technical details. Depending on the project, localisation and in-context language review may also be needed.
Can you translate software documentation and help centres?+
Yes. We can scope knowledge-base articles, onboarding, API guides, release notes, user documentation and support content. Share sample files, target languages and any existing terminology or translation memory.
What technical file formats can you work with?+
We can assess formats such as Word, structured HTML, Markdown, XML, XLIFF, CSV and JSON. Exact file handling, protection of code or identifiers and import validation must be agreed after reviewing representative files.
Will product names, commands and variables remain unchanged?+
A technical brief should identify protected items such as code, CLI commands, API parameters, variable placeholders, version identifiers and product names. These can then be checked in the agreed translation workflow, with engineering validation handled separately.
Can you maintain terminology across product updates?+
Yes, recurring technical translation work can be scoped with approved terminology, versioned source content, changed-string or article registers and reviewer decisions. Available tools and ownership terms are confirmed in the quotation.
Do you provide bilingual review or in-product QA?+
Independent revision, terminology checks and in-context linguistic QA can be agreed as project deliverables. Functional product testing, safety approval, security validation and software integration are separate responsibilities unless specifically contracted.
What is the difference between technology and technical translation?+
Technology translation generally focuses on software, digital products, hardware-related customer content and multilingual product communications. Technical translation may involve engineering specifications, operating procedures, safety instructions or machinery documentation requiring a more specialised approach.
How much does technology translation cost?+
Pricing depends on language pairs, technical complexity, document formats, content volumes, subject-matter review, terminology resources, change frequency and delivery time. Send a sample file and project brief for a scoped quote.
Tell us about your technology translation project
Share the content type, languages, technical subject, file formats, word count and deadline. We’ll confirm the scope and next steps. You can also email hello@locatetranslate.co.uk.