Computer Aided Translation (CAT) Tools
What are CAT tools and what they do?
CAT stands for computer assisted translation. A CAT tool is a software or program that assists a translator in managing one’s translation on a computer, making it more efficient and easier to perform the task.
The several aspects of a CAT tool are, retaining a memory of the translation, dividing the text into logical segments, presenting the segments on screen for ease of viewing, and so on.
What CAT tools will NOT do:
- translate automatically
What CAT tools WILL do
- divide the text into coherent units, phrases, or sentences, known as segments,
- make it easier to view each segment by highlighting and spacing it out,
- save the translation made by a translator and store it in the translation memory (TM),
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