Linguistic sign-off records a designated reviewer’s confirmation that the identified target-language files meet the language, terminology and style criteria agreed for that review. It closes the agreed language-review stage after in-scope linguistic fixes are addressed. Whether the files may be published or deployed is a decision under the project’s release process; language sign-off alone should not be taken as that authorization.
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Angel Translation editorial reference · Confirm the rendering against your source and approved project terminology.
Check source meaning → confirm the preferred term → record approved variants and references.
This term appears in release workflows for localized websites, software, games, and marketing campaigns, where a client-side reviewer or in-country reviewer must approve final text before go-live. Project managers track sign-off in the localization schedule because it is often a milestone that gates delivery, invoicing, or asset handoff.
Keep language approval tied to the reviewed file version and agreed review scope. If the file changes afterward, identify whether another language review is needed. Record who can approve the wording and who can authorize publication or deployment; the same person may hold both roles, but the decisions should remain clear.
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Review status: questions to confirm
Keep the file name and revision with the review outcome. A language decision about one version does not describe later edits.
State which wording, terminology and style checks were agreed and record any open language questions.
Identify the person responsible for any publication or deployment authorization. Agree whether changes require another wording review.
Send the matching source and Chinese versions with the review scope, terminology references and the decision owner.
Creative and consumer content needs accurate meaning as well as tone and context. Subtitles, interfaces and voice scripts also require checks for timing, character limits and pronunciation.
Provide approved terms and previous translations with the source files. Agree how variants, ambiguous wording and revisions will be reviewed. Terminology maintenance and any termbase handback are confirmed in the project scope. See the 8-step AI + expert workflow.
Include the source and target languages, file types, intended use, deadline and any approved termbase. Agree handling before sending sensitive files. Acknowledged in 4 hours, quoted in 24.
Prepare a Chinese language-review brief →Content Globalization solutions →File handling →A glossary entry is not an official standard or evidence of regulatory acceptance. Confirm current requirements for your project separately.