Computer aided translation
A computer-assisted translation (English computer-aided translation , including computer-assisted translation , abbreviated CAT ) is conducted by human translation of language with the help of computer programs .
Components
CAT systems usually consist of the following sub-systems:
- Translation memory system
- Terminology database
- Conversion programs for connection to word processing and desktop publishing programs
- Alignment tools with which existing translations (source and target texts that belong together) can be entered into the translation memory
- Project management / workflow components
Computer-aided translation versus machine translation
Programs for computer-aided translation do not translate themselves, but support the human translator (the so-called "human translator") in their work. In contrast, machine translation is done automatically without the need for a human translator.
However, mixed forms are possible in which a machine translation is checked and completed by a human translator.
advantages
In addition to improved text consistency, the use of customer-specific or industry-specific terminology as well as shorter delivery times, cost reductions and better cost control are mentioned.
Applications
The list below, which is by no means exhaustive, contains some of the most important applications currently on the market.
| application | Supported file formats | OS | License | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Across Language Server | MS Office files, DXF, RTF, TXT, TeX, HTML, XML, SGML, Adobe FrameMaker, InDesign and InCopy, BroadVision QuickSilver, QuarkXPress, EXE, DLL, Resource Script files, Microsoft.NET, MSI, INI, OCX, SCR, CPL, NLS, PO, MC, Java Properties, resource files for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry apps | Windows | proprietary | |
| Anaphraseus | OpenOffice Writer Extension: Text files, HTML, XHTML, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, OpenDocument (ODF), MS Word |
cross-platform | GPL | |
| Déjà-vu | MS Office files (Word, Excel, Powerpoint - also with embedded objects - and Access), OpenOffice, OpenDocument, FrameMaker (MIF), PageMaker, QuarkXPress, InDesign (TXT, ITD, INX, IDML), QuickSilver / Interleaf ASCII, HTML , XML, RC, C / Java / C ++, Trados Workbench, Trados BIF, Trados TagEditor, TMX, XLIFF (XLF, XLIF, XLIFF, MQXLIFF, segmented and unsegmented SDLXLIFF), Visio (VDX), PDF, Transit NXT PPF and WordFast Pro TXML | Windows | proprietary | |
| Localize | Gettext PO, Qt ts, XLIFF | cross-platform | GPL | |
| MemoQ | MS Office files, XLIFF, ttx, sdlxliff, text, XML, HTML, OpenOffice, Java (* .properties), Windows NET (* .resx), Adobe Indesign, Adobe Framemaker, AuthorIT, Typo 3, Visio, PDF, editing of TMX files. Processing of STAR Transit and SDL Trados projects | Windows, official support from Parallels | proprietary | |
| MetaTexis | MS Office files, text files of all kinds, XLIFF, processing of TagEditor files (ttx) and TRADOS Studio files (SDLXLIFF), XML, HTML, PO, Manual Maker, other formats | Windows + Word, Parallels support | proprietary | |
| OmegaT | OpenOffice.org, MS Office Open XML, text files, HTML, XHTML, help files, HTML Help Compiler (HCC), LaTeX, DokuWiki, QuarkXPress CopyFlow Gold, DocBook, Android resources, Java Properties, TYPO3 Localization Manager (l10nmgr), Mozilla DTD, Windows RC, WiX, ResX, INI files, XLIFF, Gettext PO, SubRip subtitles, SVG images | cross-platform ( Java ) | GPL | |
| ONTRAM | MS Office formats, Adobe InDesign and Illustrator, Typo3, SAP, HTML, XLIFF, WBT, TMX and other XML formats. | cross-platform | proprietary | |
| Poedit | Gettext PO | cross-platform | WITH | |
| Pootle | Gettext PO, XLIFF, OpenOffice GSI files (.sdf), TMX, TBX, Java Properties, DTD, CSV, HTML, XHTML, text files | cross-platform ( Python ) | GPL | |
| SDL Trados Studio | Adobe PDF, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe InDesign (INX, IDML), Adobe Photoshop (Beta), Adobe InCopy, Embedded Content, CSV, CAT files, Text (txt), Google Docs, HTML, JAVA, JSON, Markdown, MemoQ XLIFF - Files, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft.NET (RESX and XAML based), Microsoft Visio, Open Document (Google Docs, LibreOffice, text document and IBM Lotus Symphony applications), Page Maker, Portable Object, QuarkYPress, QuickSilver, RESX, SDLX files, SDLXLIFF, SDL Trados Translator's Workbench, SGML, StarOffice, Subrip files, TradosTag files, Ventura, XHTML, XLIFF, XML, XSL | Windows | proprietary | |
| STAR transit | ANSI / ASCII / Unicode / Macintosh text, Corel WordPerfect, HTML / XHTML / XML / SGML, SVG, MS Office (Word / PowerPoint / Excel), RTF / RTF for WinHelp, QuarkXPress, Visio, resource files / RC Binary / *. Exe / *. Dll / C ++ /. NET, Adobe FrameMaker / PageMaker / InDesign, Interleaf / Quicksilver, AutoCAD, Trados TTX, XLIFF, TMX, TBX | Windows | proprietary | |
| Virtaal | MS Office files, XLIFF, Gettext PO and MO, HTML, TMX, TBX, Wordfast TM, Qt ts, InDesign, QuarkXPress | cross-platform (Python) | GPL | |
| Wordfast Classic / Pro | MS Office files (for Windows and Mac); tagged documents | Classic: MS Office Word add-in Pro version: cross-platform (Java) |
proprietary | |
Web links
- Uta Seewald-Heeg, "The use of translation memory systems at the translator's workstation" (2005) (PDF; 3.1 MB)
- S, Guillardeau, "Free Translation Memory Systems for Translation Practice" (2009) (PDF; 2 MB)
- Overview of CAT systems
Individual evidence
- ↑ Exemplary (provider pages): Denisa Ströhmer (Leverkusen): What are the advantages of using CAT systems? Status: 2017; Dominique Normand, Santino Scaminaci (Münsingen): Use of CAT tools , status: 2011; accessed in February 2018.