Translation consumer

Definition

This refers to the person or organisation to whom the translation product is delivered. Subsequent use of the translation is intimately related to characteristics of the translation task (see 1.3 Characteristics of the translation task.)

Relevant qualities - from part 2

Functionality.

Stakeholders

Developers

Purchasers

Translation managers

Higher level management in the translation provider

References

Notes

This may refer either to intermediate consumers or end consumers, for example a publication service may be a consumer of translation which is then subsequently transmitted to the end consumers who are the readers of what the publication service produces>

This characteristic influences acceptable levels of values for functionality measures.