The word interpreter It is widely used in our language and has several references depending on the context in which it is applied.
Computing: program that analyzes and executes others with more complex languages
In the context of computing, is named interpreter to that program that analyzes and executes other programs but that have been coded with a more complex language.
The interpreter will carry out the pertinent translation as and when it is especially necessary, that is, as the program is running and it is not usual for them to save the result of the corresponding translation.
Registered professional who is dedicated to interpreting and translating a language
On the other hand, an interpreter can be a professional who is dedicated to the translation and interpretation of a specific language or language, which they have studied in detail.
Basically, his job consists of mediating between two individuals who speak different languages but who he knows how to speak and understands perfectly, and then, he will translate each of the words or signals that are uttered in an interpersonal communication or in a speech.
It is also common for this professional to be called a translator.
Now, we must emphasize that this work is studied at the university and in order to be able to practice professionally, it is necessary to pass the full degree in order to obtain in this way the registration that empowers the translator to intervene in procedures and events.
Meanwhile, translation is called the product of the interpreter or translator's work, which consists of changing the language of a text, or of an oral presentation, always respecting the content of what is written or what is said.
Now, the translation may be literal, because it strictly respects the content in question, or free, since there is no word-for-word translation, but rather the work is general and what is done is to translate the idea, the concept of what was written, or what was said by someone.
The interpreter's activity is certainly millennial and has therefore been a very common practice in the various human civilizations that populated this world, since the appearance of the first written texts, since there was an urgent need to understand them when it was not available. culture, and therefore the language in which the text was written was not spoken.
It was precisely there that the interpreter was summoned to carry out this task.
One of the most translated books in history has been the Bible, with the clear intention of extending its circulation.
At present, the advances that have occurred in fields such as science and technology, and globalization, have increased the demand and the need to translate information, documents, content that is broadcast on television and the Internet, among others.
The benefits of technology also allowed in some cases the human translator to be replaced by an automatic device in which the word to be translated is entered, or there are applications and web pages that allow, in seconds, to translate words in different languages .
Musician who performs a song or an instrument
Meanwhile, in the music field, an interpreter is that musician who composes or performs music.
If, in addition to interpreting the music, he composes it, he can be called a singer-songwriter.
Meanwhile, if he only plays music, he will be called an instrumentalist.
Among the most used synonyms for this sense is that of singer.
Actor or actress
In the field of performance we also find a reference for the word since the word interpreter is often used as synonym of actor / actress.
As we know, the actor is that individual who professionally or amateurly represents a character in a play, a movie or on television..
Putting yourself in the shoes of that character will involve a first recognition, and then internalization in order to interpret it from the depths of the heart, and that of course, it is a most heartfelt interpretation.
