functional translation

Arroyo is Spanish for creek; de en Medio means literally "of in between" but a closer more functional translation may be in the middle.

Edward H. Schafer, "Non Translation and Functional Translation: Two Sinological Maladies" (Archive)

Using this vital insight, Dr. Jackson compared previously indecipherable Ancient writings with Old Latin, factoring in millennia of linguistic drift, and was eventually able to produce functional translations of much of it.

Each CBS agent is translated to an LML function which can be used to simulate its behaviour, and CBS agent-forming operators are translated to higher order functions which combine the functional translations of the component agents.

The challenge of uncovering the Human Cell Lineage Tree is reminiscent, both in nature and in scope, to the challenge faced by the Human Genome Project at its inception and, in fact, its results will decisively contribute to the functional translation and ultimate understanding of the genome sequence.