Translation (disambiguation)

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Translation, from the Latin for "carry across", is the conversion of text from one language to another.

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Science

Translation studies, the systematic study of the theory, description and application of translation, interpreting, and localization
Translation (biology), part of the biological process of protein biosynthesis from messenger RNA
Frequency translation, converting a radio signal from one frequency to another by mixing the input signal with a second signal
- Broadcast translator, rebroadcasting a radio signal at a different frequency
Translation (physics), movement that changes the position of an object, moving every point the same distance in the same direction, without rotation, reflection or change in size
Translation operator, an alternative name for the displacement operator in quantum optics
Translational research
Translation (sociology)

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Translation (geometry), moving points the same distance in the same direction
- Shift operator, a translation within the real line
Translation (group theory), the operation of multiplying by a group element

Address translation
- Port address translation, allows a single public IP address to be used by many hosts on a private network
- Network address translation, transceiving network traffic through a router by re-writing the source and/or destination IP addresses
- Virtual-to-physical address translation
Program transformation
The translation phase of a compiler (or, by extension, the entire process of compilation)
Translate Toolkit, freeware localization toolkit
Translator (computing), multiple meanings
Bing Translator, online machine translation service in Bing.com
Google Translate, online machine translation service in Google
Translate (Apple), a translation app developed by Apple for their iOS and iPadOS devices

Translation (relic), the removal of holy objects from one locality to another
Translation (ecclesiastical), the transfer of a bishop from one diocese or episcopal see to another
Translation (Mormonism), in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the change of a person from mortality to immortality without death