English

Noun

target text ‎(plural target texts)

1. (translation studies) The finished product of a translated text, often abbreviated as TT.
   • 2004, Christina Schäffner, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, edited by Kirsten Malmkjær, John Benjamins Publishing Co, p. 119:

     [S]tudents in their first year believe that source text and target text should be identical in content, that the TT should be a reproduction of the ST in another language, and that the TT should read well and be understandable.

Translations

Antonyms

• source text

See also

• target language