A technical finding gains certainty in translation
An original fictional laboratory brief says that a prototype may reduce energy use under the tested conditions and that further trials are needed. The draft states that the device always eliminates energy consumption in every installation. A glossary provides the ordinary English term for the component, but the translator replaces it with the proper name of a well-known commercial product that is not mentioned in the source. The passage includes a percentage reduction relative to a specified baseline, while the draft removes that baseline and presents the number as an absolute universal result. A reviewer is asked to make the text clearer for engineering readers. The assignment does not authorize redesigning the device, certifying safety or inventing operational settings.
1. Identify three accuracy problems before improving style.
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The draft strengthens possibility into certainty, changes a reduction into elimination and substitutes a named product without support. Removing the baseline also changes how the numerical claim can be understood.
2. Describe a safe translation revision.
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Restore the prototype description, tested conditions, possibility, baseline and need for further trials. Use the verified generic terminology and flag ambiguities; do not transform a language task into engineering certification or an operational procedure.