Machine-aided human translation
Christian Boitet · 1997
Section 8.3 has covered Machine Translation (MT), where translation proper is performed by a computer, even if the human helps by preediting, postediting, or answering questions to disambiguate the source text. In computer-aided translation, or more precisely Machine-Aided Human Translation (MAHT), by contrast, translation is performed by a human, and the computer offers supporting tools. 8.4.1 State of the Art We can distinguish three types of MAHT systems, corresponding to three types of users, and offering different sets of functionalities. Specific Software Environments Designed for Professional Translators Working in Teams Existing products now are those of Trados (MultiTerm), IBM (Translation Manager), and SITE-EuroLang (EuroLang Optimizer). They are available on PC/Windows, PS/OS2, or Unix-based workstations. The intended users are competent translators working in teams and linked through a local network. Each translator's workstation offers tools to: access a bilingual terminology. access a translation memory. submit parts ot the text to an MT server.