Language interpretation
![Interpreting booths in the European Parliament simultaneously translate debates between the 24 official languages of the European Union (in comparison, the United Nations have six official languages). The European Parliament is the most multilingual parliament and the biggest employer of interpreters in the world.](/Images/godic/202501/06/2007_07_16_parlament_europejski_bruksela_452854.JPG")
![Simultaneous interpreter's station (Televic Conference) at the European Court of Justice](/Images/godic/202501/06/Simultandolmetscheranlage2854.jpg")
![Two sign language interpreters working for a school.](/Images/godic/202501/06/Interp2854.jpg")
![A Video Interpreter sign used at locations offering VRS or VRI services](/Images/godic/202501/06/Video_interpreter.svg2854.png")
Interpretation or interpreting is the facilitating of oral or sign-language communication, either simultaneously or consecutively, between users of different languages. Translation studies is the systematic study of the theory, description and application of interpretation and translation.