Machine translation is the process of translating texts (written and ideally spoken) from one natural language to another using a special computer program.
Sometimes the word automatic is used instead of "machine", which does not affect the meaning. However, the term automatic translation has a completely different meaning - when used, the program only helps a person translate texts. Automatic translation includes the following forms of interaction:
Partially automatic translation: for example, the use of computer dictionaries by human translators.
Systems with the division of labour: a computer is trained to translate only sentences of a strictly defined structure (but does so in a way that does not need to be corrected).
In English terminology, English terms are also distinguished.
machine translation,
MT (fully automatic translation) and English.
machine-assisted or machine-assisted translation (MAT) (automated); If it is necessary to specify both,
M(A)T is written.
Statistical machine translation is a type of machine translation based on the comparison of large volumes of language pairs. Language pairs are texts that contain sentences in one language and corresponding sentences in the second language.
With the development of technology, various computer-aided translation tools have been developed. Computer-aided translation tools and software, known as
CAT Tools (
Computer-aided translation tools), both facilitate the work of translators and make the translation process more efficient. Computer-assisted translation tools make the work of translators much easier. However, it is possible to say that these tools are not ideal for translating literary works and confidential projects. You can reach the most used and recommended computer-aided translation tools in the translation industry by clicking the link.
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