Directory of Translation Memory Resources

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Translation memory is a tool to help translators recycle previous translations to improve speed and consistency. A translation memory tool is built around a database of translated terms. Each time the translator translates a segment, the tool "remembers" it; then if the translator comes across a similar sentence, the tool will suggest it to the translator.

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• Advantages and Disadvantages of Translation Memory: A Cost/Benefit Analysis

  http://techlingua.com/translation/thesis.html
  Masters' thesis by Lynn E. Webb, San Francisco State University, 1992.

• Metrics for Evaluating Translation Memory Software, thesis by Francie Gow

  http://www.chandos.ca/thesis.html
  Different approaches to automatic search and retrieval in translation memory (TM) tools and a methodology for comparative evaluation, with a practical application comparing TRADOS and MultiTrans.

• Translation Memory from O to R

  http://www.textum.pl/tlumaczenia/portal_tlumaczy/informacje/technologie/artykuly/angielski/translation_memory_from_O_to_R.html
  Article by Michael Benis from 1999. Introduces translation memory, and briefly discusses some CAT tools.

• What Is XLIFF and Why Should I Use It?

  http://xml.sys-con.com/node/121957
  Description of XLIFF (XML Localization Interchange File Format) and its role in the localization process. By Peter Reynolds and Tony Jewtushenko, members of the XLIFF Committee at OASIS.

• XML in localisation: Reuse translations with TM and TMX

  http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-localis3/
  Article that explains the importance of translation memories and how the localisation industry uses them, highlighting the relevance of the TMX format for transferring translation data between different TM implementations.

 

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