Computer-assisted translation tools (or CAT Tools) are software designed to help translators do their job faster and more efficiently. CAT Tools only help human translators and linguists to edit, manage and store translations, as well as to improve their productivity. Most translation companies use these tools, and we are no exception.
Note: CAT Tools should not be confused with Machine Translation (MT) which is an automatic translation carried out by a computer.
These tools for translators are really useful and they have great benefits:
- Consistency in terminology in and across texts: Thanks to CAT Tools, TMs and termbases (TBs) can be created and/or used. These resources (usually sent by the client) ensure consistency in terms and phrases across all texts and documents of that client. Besides, all repeated segments are translated in the same way. This benefit is especially important when several translators work on the same project or for the same client.
- Lower costs: CAT Tools provide a report that indicates the total amount of words to be translated or edited, as well as repetitions and fuzzy matches (similar segments). With this information, language service providers can offer pricing discounts to clients. In the same way, recurring clients can get discounts every time they need a translation since the translation memory and the termbase are updated after each project.
- Plenty of supported source file formats: Almost all file formats can be translated using CAT Tools.
- Improved productivity: The interface of CAT Tools is designed to streamline the translation or editing process. Besides, with the addition of TMs and TBs, linguists can translate or edit more words in less time.
- In-built QA features: CAT Tools allow to spell check and run a quality assurance check before delivering the translation to the editor. These features help detect spelling errors, missing translations, tag mismatches, inconsistencies in numbers, among others. By using these features in every step of our TEP process, we ensure our translations are accurate, consistent, and error-free.
As a tech-savvy translation company, we rely on CAT Tools to offer high-quality translations and meet our clients’ requirements, at the same time we reap all the benefits this software provides.
You can also rely on our company to get linguistic solutions provided with these computer-aided translation tools.
Contact us at www.gitstranslations.com or by e-mail at info@gitstranslations.com to get a quote!
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