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smart re- use of existing translations has become a competitive advantage
and the use of translation memory a must. Most software products are
updated at least once a year, and web sites are often updated on a daily
basis. As a result, translation memory tools have been used successfully for
many years in the localization industry.
Other examples of translation technology that is widely applied in the
localization industry are software localization tools for software user
interface translations, terminology extraction and management tools, and
machine translation.
To sum up, localization has never and will never replace translation.
It's just a term used to cover all activities related to adapting a software
product or web site to be used in a target locale. Translation will always
remain one of the most important activities in any localization project.
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