Translate once, use everywhere. This – in a nutshell – is the idea of an integrated translation memory, which can save companies a lot of time and money. So how exactly does it work?
The technology we use for technical communication has come a long way since the early days of desktop publishing tools. Today, we benefit greatly from the vast possibilities made available to us via XML production environments, topic-based authoring, single sourcing, multi-channel publishing, and cool new ways to publish on the Web and integrate documentation into our products.
When it comes to translation, we rely on translation memories. They are quite efficient, allowing translators to easily find and re-use previous translations. The process of translation itself, however, is costly and time-consuming. Machine translation is getting better, but is still far from good enough.
Every reduction achieved in translation volume translates to reduced costs and faster time to market. This fact motivated me and my colleagues to test out a different way of getting the job done. We wanted to ...
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