Babylon then displays the search results in a single window, allowing you to obtain several hits for a single term that are retrieved from the sources you have downloaded, or enabled for use on the Babylon-Pro user interface.

The software is packaged as a link in an e-mail message, with no lengthy instructions, other than “Click.” Once Babylon-Pro 5.0 is installed on your computer, you can configure it to your preferred specifications, including a user-defined hotkey “click.” Your (customized) Babylon opens as a small window on your desktop, and with a single click on any term, searches for words in the multiple Babylon dictionaries and glossaries you have selected online at, and in any of the premium content dictionaries (PCDs) available for purchase. It can also be used online through the website, which provides a few extra cool functions and glossary access. Babylon-Pro 5.0, with selected dictionary access, can be downloaded for off-line use. What is Babylon-Pro 5.0? What does it do? Does it work, and perhaps most importantly, does it work for professional translators? These are the questions this review attempts to answer.īabylon-Pro 5.0 is a single click, interactive, dictionary access and search engine for PCs only. Hence, the following review, which combines the reviewing efforts of several professional translators. Reviewing Babylon-Pro 5.0, a web software product with content and an interface in 12 languages, definitely called for a collaborative effort.

Reviewed by Françoise Herrmann with the participation of Amir Freimann (Hebrew), Stefani Grothe (German), Alex Ondar (Russian), Steve Proschan (Japanese), and Boris Silversteyn (Russian) Babylon Pro 5.0: Information and translation in a single click

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