Untranslated

Untranslated is an adjective describing content that has not been translated from its original language into another language. It is commonly applied to literature, film, software, websites, and official documents where a published version in a target language does not exist or has not been produced.

In publishing and media, materials may remain untranslated because of licensing, cost, market size, or rights-management constraints. Untranslated works can limit accessibility for non-native speakers and may lead to fan translations or subtitles produced by communities, though these may not reflect official versions.

In linguistics and molecular biology, untranslated regions (UTRs) are segments of messenger RNA (mRNA) that are not translated into protein. The 5' and 3' UTRs contain regulatory elements that influence transcription, translation initiation, mRNA stability, localization, and degradation.

In software and digital content, strings, messages, or UI elements that remain in the source language are referred to as untranslated. Localization aims to replace these with translated text to improve usability for target audiences. Projects may track untranslated content to prioritize translation efforts.