25 January 2023

dtSearch: Big news for translators who use macOS

Versions of dtSearch now available for macOS and Linux

Since 1998, I have sung the praises of dtSearch, an indexing & search engine that enables users to index then search, among all the documents on all storage devices connected to your workstation, any text in almost any file format containing text.

For more background, see: 
1) Term mining pioneer
2) dtSearch + IntelliWebSearch (15 June 2015) and 
3) dtSearch + IntelliWebSearch, latest.

Information about dtSearch for Mac here.

12 January 2023

French-English Glossary of Naval Technology v23 (#NavTechGloss v23)

 Update

This glossary is intended primarily for French-to-English translators specialising in naval defence technical journalism. It attempts to deal with terminological challenges specific to journalism, including access to and equivalents for the many synonyms, multiple designations and other devices that journalists use in both English and French -- though perhaps more in the latter than in the former -- to avoid repetitions.

The glossary began as a simple Word document over 25 years ago and has simply grown and grown. To accommodate its constant growth, I have adopted a custom page format (50 cm x 50 cm). The idea is not to print it but to use it on your computer. Better still, index it using an indexing search engine like dtSearch.

To download click here: NavTechGloss_Dyson_FR-EN_v23

Should the link fail due to a hacker or for any other reason, please let me know by submitting a comment.

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