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2. What are CAT tools?
◦ CAT tools (computer-assisted translation tools) have been around in
some form or another since the 1950s.
◦ CAT tools are software applications that support the translation of text
from one language to another.
◦ More specifically, CAT tools for translation are used for submitting,
editing, managing, and storing translations. Many companies doing
business across geographies and cultures use a CAT software tool as
part of their global strategy to automate their translation projects end to
end
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3. What is computer-assistedtranslation (CAT)?
◦Computer-assisted translation is the process of
using software to help a human translator transfer
the meaning of written text from one language to
another.
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4. How does a CAT tool for translation work?
CAT tool software programs are designed to help translators do their job faster
and more efficiently. A CAT tool works by breaking the source text down into
smaller segments and storing all the source and translated segments in a
database. They also come with a range of editing and quality assurance tools
autosuggest, spellcheck, and more. A computer-assisted translation workflow
would usually involve the following steps:
• The translator opens the source text in a CAT program.
• The CAT tool extracts the content that can be translated (source content with images
or other non-text elements will not appear as translatables in the user interface).
• The CAT tool splits the text into translation units—normally phrases, sentences, or
paragraphs. These units are also known as segments.
• The CAT tool displays the source text field and the translation field side by side, one
segment after another.
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5. • The translator types translations into the empty target segments until the translation
job is complete.
• Once a translation segment has been completed, the CAT tool saves the source text
and its translation together as a pair in a translation memory. The translator can return
to this pair at any time to make changes, and the translation memory will update
accordingly.
• The CAT tool will recognize identical or similar source-text segments and auto-fill the
corresponding translations in the target column, drawing from the translation memory.
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6. Common features of modern CAT tools
◦CAT tools are similar to text editor programs with
added features for translation. There are many CAT
products on the market today, all with different
features included.
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7. Thank you for your attention!
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