Translation Using CAT Tool
■What is CAT tool?
The CAT tool, or computer assisted translation tool, is a software application which connects source and target sentences and stores these “pairs” for later use. It is software which “recycles” past translation.
■CAT tool is suitable when ...
・translating documents, such as manuals, which contain many repetitious expressions,
・modifying or updating past translation
■Advantages of Using the CAT tool
| ・It is easy to unify terminology in a document | ||
| Imagine translating the phrase “translation memory” to Japanese. The Japanese translation may be “翻訳メモリー”, “翻訳メモリ”, “TM”, etc. The CAT tool makes it easier to unify terminology throughout a document. | ||
| ・It is easy to unify terminology amongst multiple documents | ||
| The CAT tool assists translators in unifying terminology even when there are multiple documents. | ||
| ・Repetition = Less Effort in Translation = Discount | ||
| When there are many repetitions in one project, a discount may be applied according to the amount of repetition, or reusable translation. | ||
Want to know whether the documents you want to translate are suitable for
CAT tool?
For more information,
please contact us by e-mail (kuwabara@wordcraft.jp)
or telephone (053-525-6799). (in English
or Japanese)