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what to do with bar codes in official translation
Thread poster: DIANNE BEREST

DIANNE BEREST  Identity Verified
Montenegro
Local time: 11:21
Spanish to English
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Dec 22, 2015

Hi All,

I am translating (for myself this time) a travel permit for my daughter. Not my usual field. What does one do when the original document includes a bar code? I'm thinking you just write: (bar code) in the space where the bar code is. Is that correct? Thanks very much.
 

Teresa Borges
Portugal
Local time: 10:21
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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That's exactly what I usually do! Dec 22, 2015

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Anders O.  Identity Verified
Norway
Local time: 11:21
English to Norwegian
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CopyPaste Dec 22, 2015

Guessing that the barcode is an image file: copy the barcode over to the translated document, placing it in the same spot as the source document. If it is a text segment, well, try the same.

I don't know what the barcode is for, but since it is a travel document, it might be important. I wouldn't just write "(bar code)"and leave it be.
 

Sergei Leshchinsky  Identity Verified
Ukraine
Local time: 12:21
Member (2008)
English to Russian
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... Dec 22, 2015

I simply write

(bar code)
2 6523 7637454 65

↑ followed by the figures from it
 

DIANNE BEREST  Identity Verified
Montenegro
Local time: 11:21
Spanish to English
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks! Dec 22, 2015

Thanks to all for your comments. Amazing how long a little document like this can take to translate.
 

Anders O.  Identity Verified
Norway
Local time: 11:21
English to Norwegian
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Or Dec 22, 2015

You could just write "..."icon_razz.gif

[Edited at 2015-12-22 12:23 GMT]
 


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