5. Definitions of Post-Editing
• The “term used for the correction of machine
translation output by human linguists/editors”
(Veale and Way 1997)
• “… the process of improving a machine-generated
translation with a minimum of manual labor” (TAUS
report, 2010)
• A process of modification rather than revision.
(Loffler-Laurian, 1985)
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6. Degrees of Post-Editing
• Fast (Light) Post-Editing
Quick turn-around
Essential corrections only
• Conventional (Full) Post-Editing
Slower turn-around
More corrections leading to higher quality
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7. Degrees of Post-Editing
• Decided by:
User Requirements
Volume
Quality Expectations
Turn-Around Time
Perishability
Text Function
(Allen 2002)
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20. Slide Title
Product A
• Feature 1
• Feature 2
• Feature 3
Product B
• Feature 1
• Feature 2
• Feature 3
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