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Translation Memory: Overview, Benefits, and Common Questions

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Translation Memory: Overview, Benefits, and Common Questions. CPG Translation Services

Translation Memory: Overview A translation memory (TM) is a bilingual database or software system that stores translated content and automatically suggests these stored translations when used with computer-assisted translation software (aka CAT tools). The entries in the database consists segments of text, such as words, sentences, and paragraphs[1][2]. For example, consider the description below this famous painting by René Magritte:

Machine Translation: What Is It and How Should It Be Used?

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Machine Translation: What Is It and How Should It Be Used? CPG Translation Services

What is Machine Translation? Machine Translation (MT) is the process by which computer software is used to translate text from one language to another (e.g. French into English). There are three general types of MT, each with their own set of strengths and weaknesses, covered in further detail at the end of this article ([1]) ([2]).