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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


                CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


        As independent auditors, we hereby consent to the reference to our firm
under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related
Prospectus of SDL, Inc. for the registration of shares of its common stock, and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated 15 December 1998,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of IOC International plc
as at 30 September 1998 and 1997 and for the three years ended 30 September 1998
included in SDL, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 18, 1999, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It should be noted that we have not
audited any financial statements of IOC International plc subsequent to 30
September 1998 or performed any audit procedures subsequent to the date of our
report.

                                      /s/ Arthur Andersen, Chartered Accountants

Cambridge England
March 8, 2000