{"id":12266,"date":"2024-10-14T18:07:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asialocalize.com\/\/?p=12266"},"modified":"2025-10-26T18:07:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T15:07:39","slug":"translation-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asialocalize.com\/ja\/blog\/translation-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"Insights into Translation Memory Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The translation technology has evolved to unprecedented levels that were once impossible to reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Far from the rise of AI and machine translation, many tools, such as termbases, glossaries, and more, have become the right hand of today’s translators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of these is translation memory, which has been around since the 70s and has since grown into a powerful resource for translators as well as translation agencies aiming for scalability, quality, and speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this blog, we will explore together what a translation memory tool is and learn more about the difference between it and machine translation. In addition, we will show how it exactly works and how it can be a real power for speedy and consistent translation projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Is A Translation Memory?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Translation memory software is a computer-assisted translation (CAT) tool that stores text segments in the source and target languages, ranging from strings of words and sentences to paragraphs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These segments are called translation units and can be easily retrieved when a new document is uploaded for translation. This allows professional linguists to leverage existing human translations instead of starting from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the greatest benefits of translation memory is that it significantly accelerates the translation process as it avoids redundant effort. It also ensures terminology and style choices remain consistent not just within a single project but across all materials in the memory database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Should You Care About Translation Memory As A Client?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Well, in professional translation agencies, as the translation memory grows with additional projects, the chances of finding applicable reuse matches increase. This helps reduce per-word translation costs by omitting repetitive segments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to this, it makes sure you receive projects with the highest quality, consistency, and accuracy possible.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Translation Memory & Machine Translation: What Is the Difference?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s true translation memory (TM) and machine translation (MT) both deal with producing translations, but how they operate or specifically produce such translations is what distinguishes them from each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A translation memory tool<\/strong> stores previously translated segments from past projects in a searchable database called a “translation memory”. When a new text requires translation, the system checks the TM for matches to partial or whole lines already translated by humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Machine translation MT<\/strong>, on the other hand, uses advanced algorithms to automatically translate entire texts between languages without human intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, the quality of their output differs significantly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n