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In previous centuries, and before the age of hyper-specialization, in order to translate a document, one would simply call a translator, give him the original text and trust him to use his best judgment to provide a translation that reflects the original. Nowadays, with the ubiquitous usage of instant mass communications, Internet campaigns or traditional mass media, things have become more complicated.
