You have reached the GLO page mentioned in the appendix to ASTM F2575-23, section X1 (RELATED READING) where we find: Description of Translation Grades and Labels: Tranquality, website: https://www.tranquality.info/glo/
Since the publication of F2575-23, there has been much discussion of labels and grades within the translation community. What are they?
The Translation Consumer Labels Project (Labels Project, for short) was started to complement ASTM F2575-23, specifically section 10 (Post-Production Phase), which proposes two labels, BRT (Bilingually Reviewed Translation) and UMT (Unedited Machine Translation (see 10.2 and the annex).
The idea of applying labels to translation output has been well-received, however, there have been many requests to find better names for them. The Labels Project is working with the translation community in this pursuit
Grades of translation have been absorbed into service levels, and a document about service levels will be made available on the Tranquality.info website in due course.
The Icons
On August 23, 2024, the labels Professionally Verified Translation (PVT) and Un-Verified Translation (UVT) were introduced (see https://fit-northamerica-rc.
The responses were overwhelmingly in favor of the new acronyms. The icons below were created to represent the labels suggested in ASTM F2575. The check mark icon is intended to inspire confidence, and the warning triangle suggests caution.
A survey carried out by the Tranquality Team has suggested changes to both the acronyms and a few suggestions as to the icons. The acronyms suggested are PVT, which stands for Professionally Verified Translation and UVT, which stands for UnVerified Translation.
The PVT label is proposed for translations performed by professionally qualified individuals, whether through straight forward translation or PEMT. The UVT label would be used on all other translations.
Below are the suggested icons for the PVT and UVT labels.
