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machine_translation

machine translation

English

Noun

machine translation (plural machine translations)

  1. (translation studies) The act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.
  2. (computing, programming) The act of translating a computer language into a form more directly usable by the computer.

Related terms

  • automatic translation (mostly used by non-native speakers)
  • computer assisted translation (partial synonym)
  • machine-aided translation (partial synonym)
  • machine translator
  • mechanical translation (obsolete)
  • MTL
  • MT

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