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Shaping the future of content translation www.sdl.com/language-technology | 6 What do we mean by Machine Translation There are two main types of application for MT 1 2 Where the MT output is used directly to get an understandable translation. Typically this is short life content where the meaning of the original can be understood from the MT output. As tool that improves the efficiency of high quality translation. The MT helps the human translator achieve a high quality output by providing an initial translation. The process is referred to as MT plus post-editing. In both of these cases the performance of the MT is enhanced by training the engine for the content that is being translated so that the terminology and style are appropriate. This is especially important for technical documentation where the correct use of terminology is very important for understanding and for achieving high quality in publishable content. This additional training over and above the basic language training for MT engines is known as customization and is a big differentiator from the free online systems where one size fits all. For many types of content, raw MT output is sufficient for purpose. It is capable of producing fluid, accurate and naturalistic output and for the purpose of ‘understanding’ this is more than sufficient. It is a cheap, fast and efficient way to access information that would otherwise remain outside your reach. But for some content types, the requirement will be for polished, publishable content that retains brand voice.
Shaping the future of content translation www.sdl.com/language-technology | 7 Q A So the choice is simple - companies either choose MT or human translation to localize their content No. Today companies can also opt for a third option: a combination of the two known as post-edited machine translation.
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