How to Use a Translation Memory Prof. Reima Al-Jarf King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [email protected] Homepage: http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/aljarf A COLT Workshop.
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How to Use
a Translation
Memory
Prof. Reima Al-Jarf
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
[email protected]
Homepage: http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/aljarf
A COLT Workshop. May 25, 2011
Slide 2
What is a TM?
A TM is a linguistic database.
All previous translations are
accumulated within the TM (in source
& target language pairs called
translation units) & reused so that you
never have to translate the same
sentence twice.
The more you build up your TM, the
faster you can translate subsequent
translations, enabling you to take on
more projects & increase your
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revenue.
Slide 3
How does a TM work?
Using SDL Trados 2007 Suite as an
example, you would open the source file &
apply the TM so that any “100% matches”
(identical matches) or “fuzzy matches”
(similar, but not identical matches) within
the text are instantly extracted & placed
within the target file.
3
Slide 4
As you work through the source file, the
"matches” suggested by TM can be either
accepted or overridden with new
alternatives. If a translation unit is
manually updated, then it is stored within
TM for future use as well as for repetition in
the current text. In a similar way, all
segments in the target file without a
“match” would be translated manually &
then automatically added to the TM.
Slide 5
When would I use a translation
memory?
TM’s should be used by anyone who
localizes content from one language into
another. They are most effective when
translating documents with a high level of
repetition.
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TM’s are very helpful when translating
content out of context. An increasing
number of organizations rely on Content
Management Systems (CMS) to manage
their information. A CMS allows individual
blocks of text, rather than entire
documents, to be created/edited & then
published in a variety of different
formats. TM helps to make this process
quicker & more consistent.
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How does a translation memory tool
differ from a terminology tool?
• A TM tool stores segments of text as translation
units (in source & target pairs). A segment can
consist of a sentence or paragraph.
• A terminology tool, on the other hand, is a
searchable database that contains a list of
multilingual terms & rules regarding their usage.
• Terminology is typically used in conjunction with
a translation memory.
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How does translation memory software
differ from machine translation?
MT automatically translates a document
without any human input.
MT is fast, but result in a poor quality
translation as a machine cannot
understand the subtleties or contexts of
language.
MT can only be used for a limited number
of supported languages.
Slide 9
With TM software the number of
supported languages is unlimited, &
the actual translation is performed
by a professional translator.
The TM assists by presenting
“100%” & “fuzzy” matches from the
legacy translation database, so that
you can work with increased
efficiency, consistency & quality.
9
Slide 10
Why Use a TM
• It is suitable for translating
technical documents with
specialized vocabulary.
• Accelerating the translation
process; since translation memories
"remember" previously translated
material, translators have to
translate it only once.
10
Slide 11
Reducing costs of long-term
translation projects; such as the
text of manuals, warning messages
or series of documents needs to be
translated only once & can be used
several times.
Save time & money when
translating subsequent versions of
a project that was translated
before using TM.
Slide 12
Examples of TM
Google
Has the largest TM.
SDL Trados 2007 Suite Freelance
The world's most popular TM
software
Wordfast
It is the second most widely used TM
software in the world.
1
2
Slide 13
Deja Vu X Software
Déjà Vu X is a powerful & customizable
computer-assisted translation (CAT)
system. Combining state-of-the-art TM
technology with EBMT (example-based
machine translation) techniques.
Slide 14
OmegaT
A multi-platform Computer Aided
Translation (CAT) tool that allows
you to store your previously
translated content & apply it to
future translations, thereby saving
you time & money & enabling you
to produce higher quality, more
consistent deliverables.
14
Slide 15
Steps for Using OmegaT
Register with company
Download OmegaT
Install it
Go through all commands
Type text
Copy/paste text
Open a file
Give it a name.
15
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How to Use
a Translation
Memory
Prof. Reima Al-Jarf
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
[email protected]
Homepage: http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/aljarf
A COLT Workshop. May 25, 2011
Slide 2
What is a TM?
A TM is a linguistic database.
All previous translations are
accumulated within the TM (in source
& target language pairs called
translation units) & reused so that you
never have to translate the same
sentence twice.
The more you build up your TM, the
faster you can translate subsequent
translations, enabling you to take on
more projects & increase your
2
revenue.
Slide 3
How does a TM work?
Using SDL Trados 2007 Suite as an
example, you would open the source file &
apply the TM so that any “100% matches”
(identical matches) or “fuzzy matches”
(similar, but not identical matches) within
the text are instantly extracted & placed
within the target file.
3
Slide 4
As you work through the source file, the
"matches” suggested by TM can be either
accepted or overridden with new
alternatives. If a translation unit is
manually updated, then it is stored within
TM for future use as well as for repetition in
the current text. In a similar way, all
segments in the target file without a
“match” would be translated manually &
then automatically added to the TM.
Slide 5
When would I use a translation
memory?
TM’s should be used by anyone who
localizes content from one language into
another. They are most effective when
translating documents with a high level of
repetition.
Slide 6
TM’s are very helpful when translating
content out of context. An increasing
number of organizations rely on Content
Management Systems (CMS) to manage
their information. A CMS allows individual
blocks of text, rather than entire
documents, to be created/edited & then
published in a variety of different
formats. TM helps to make this process
quicker & more consistent.
Slide 7
How does a translation memory tool
differ from a terminology tool?
• A TM tool stores segments of text as translation
units (in source & target pairs). A segment can
consist of a sentence or paragraph.
• A terminology tool, on the other hand, is a
searchable database that contains a list of
multilingual terms & rules regarding their usage.
• Terminology is typically used in conjunction with
a translation memory.
Slide 8
How does translation memory software
differ from machine translation?
MT automatically translates a document
without any human input.
MT is fast, but result in a poor quality
translation as a machine cannot
understand the subtleties or contexts of
language.
MT can only be used for a limited number
of supported languages.
Slide 9
With TM software the number of
supported languages is unlimited, &
the actual translation is performed
by a professional translator.
The TM assists by presenting
“100%” & “fuzzy” matches from the
legacy translation database, so that
you can work with increased
efficiency, consistency & quality.
9
Slide 10
Why Use a TM
• It is suitable for translating
technical documents with
specialized vocabulary.
• Accelerating the translation
process; since translation memories
"remember" previously translated
material, translators have to
translate it only once.
10
Slide 11
Reducing costs of long-term
translation projects; such as the
text of manuals, warning messages
or series of documents needs to be
translated only once & can be used
several times.
Save time & money when
translating subsequent versions of
a project that was translated
before using TM.
Slide 12
Examples of TM
Has the largest TM.
SDL Trados 2007 Suite Freelance
The world's most popular TM
software
Wordfast
It is the second most widely used TM
software in the world.
1
2
Slide 13
Deja Vu X Software
Déjà Vu X is a powerful & customizable
computer-assisted translation (CAT)
system. Combining state-of-the-art TM
technology with EBMT (example-based
machine translation) techniques.
Slide 14
OmegaT
A multi-platform Computer Aided
Translation (CAT) tool that allows
you to store your previously
translated content & apply it to
future translations, thereby saving
you time & money & enabling you
to produce higher quality, more
consistent deliverables.
14
Slide 15
Steps for Using OmegaT
Register with company
Download OmegaT
Install it
Go through all commands
Type text
Copy/paste text
Open a file
Give it a name.
15
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