translation memory
Reusable text repository
Translation memory is a database used in translation software that stores previously translated text segments alongside their source language equivalents.
When a translator encounters a sentence similar to one already translated, the system suggests the stored translation, improving consistency and speed.
Professional translators use translation memory tools for technical manuals, legal documents, and other repetitive content: The translation memory saved hours on the software update.
Language being translated from
- target languageLanguage being acquired
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
- corpusAssembled written works
Origin of quoted content
- localeSpecific place or area
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- internationalizationDesigning for regional adaptability
- cultural adaptationAdjusting to different customs
Software assisting human translators
- exact matchPerfect one-to-one correspondence
- segmentationDivision into sections
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- propagationAct of spreading widely
leverage · reuse · retrieval · import · export · query · update · maintain
Employ something again
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- cost-savingReducing expenditure
- productivityOutput relative to input
- time-savingReducing required duration
streamlining · optimization · speed · scalability · consistency · uniformity · precision · accuracy
source language
Language being translated from
- target languageLanguage being acquired
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
corpus · lexicon · database · interoperability · metadata
source text
Origin of quoted content
- localeSpecific place or area
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- internationalizationDesigning for regional adaptability
CAT tools
Software assisting human translators
- exact matchPerfect one-to-one correspondence
- segmentationDivision into sections
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
propagation · leverage · reuse · retrieval · import · export · query · update · maintain · synchronize
reuse
Employ something again
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- cost-savingReducing expenditure
- productivityOutput relative to input
time-saving · streamlining · optimization · speed · scalability · consistency · uniformity · precision · accuracy · repetition
- translationinterpreting, interpreter, interpreters, localization, target language
- translation toolsdictionary, bilingual dictionary, phrasebook, interpreter, Babel Fish
- language resourcesdictionary, thesaurus, lexicon, bilingual dictionary, electronic dictionary
- Translation Industryinterpreter, proofreader, editor, localization, source language
- localizationlocalization, locale, glossaries, terminology, target language
- translation technologyBabel Fish, post-editing, source language, target language, parallel text
translation memorymachine translation
Automated cross-lingual text conversion
AI translation · Google Translate · automated translation · large language model
memory, translate, translation, translated, translator, translating, translators, translations, untranslated