9 THINGS TO KNOWAbout Translation Memory

01Is not computer translation.

TRANSLATION MEMORY

It is a tool thathuman translatorsuse to assist tchem with translation

TRANSLATION MEMORYis based on phrases or sentences, called “segments” not individual words.

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development of the first translation memory

software

TRANSLATION MEMORYThe concept behind

derives from repetition.

matches are reduced in price.04

A match is a phrase that was translated previously(into the same language), thus allowing the translationof that phrase to be recycled.

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05RESIST THE URGE TO TWEAK!

even simple revisions will no longer be a 100% match

“read the information”

“read the instructions”

Doesn’t mean you should throwaway any glossaries.

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TRANSLATION MEMORY

search for specific termswithin previously-translated phrases

- choose the corresponding translationif it’s appropriate

With Translation Memory translators can :

connect glossaries for additional context

07quality is vital.

TRANSLATION MEMORYwith

Think “quality in, quality out.”

08works best with editable file formats.

TRANSLATION MEMORY

A desktop-published file often cannot be imported directly into a translation memory program.

09WHO OWNS THE DATABASE?

The Client is and remains the sole owner of the TM and can access and/or share it anytime.