Firewall

20:13 Feb 18, 2011 

You may use any term you like. My suggestion is to follow a standard and if we have a language authority it is doing something positive. This terminology is developed by Center of Research in Urdu Language processing (FAST University and NLA). The terminology is being used by several companies like Microsoft. From my point of view they are doing an excellent job. At least for the first time Urdu is upcoming with a standard.

19:17 Feb 18, 2011 

Yes Basit it's good idea to choose a suitable translation keeping the transliteration within brackets, atleast for first time in the begining. We all love to promote our language but it is not our functional speciality. To me, being a translator, our primary focus should be on conveying the message keeping in view the target audience of the subject matter. Regarding the translation; I can recomend you your own suggestion as it seems more appropriate. You may come across other related terms like Windows 2000, Floppy disk, CD, CD ROM, USB, Antivirus etc. Keeping in view the whole situation of your subject matter, you may adopt a suitable strategy. Your proposed method may not work here again; for example, you'll have to write Windows 2000 as "Khirkhi do hazar". What do you think? So you'll have to use the same method throughout the translation; either of transliteration alone or translation along with transliteration within brackets. Best of luck.

18:41 Feb 18, 2011 

With all due respect to people sitting in National Language Authority 'Firewall' is a software related term rather than archeology.

18:36 Feb 18, 2011 

Hi Guys, Please check the term provided by NLA. فصیل

16:20 Feb 18, 2011 

wouldn't it work if we put Firewall in brackets? And with due respect, we have selected wrong advisers i.e. media and masses. As translators WE should suggest translations rather than adopting their wrong transliterations. Keeping in mind all limitations of Urdu language for technical terms, we should try to coin and adopt news terms in Urdu. Transliteration a an easy solution...:)

14:27 Feb 18, 2011 

Its a good suggestion but problem is no one else in Urdu speaking society has used this translation before, so the chances are readers might be confused. In many languages people create and use alternates for new words but unfortunately in Urdu speaking society we don't easily adopt Urdu alternates for technical terms. The main sources of making Urdu translation of technical terms popular are the text books and media but they also prefer the transliteration. Our objective is to convey the exact message along with contributing in the development of our language. But to convey the exact message is more important for us. So, I'll suggest to use the transliteration.

14:05 Feb 18, 2011 

Although it is not a word to word translation but conveying complete of Firewall.