Machine translation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Related terms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 See also 1.3 Dictionary notes

English

Noun

machine translation

1. The act of translating something by means of a machine, especially a computer.
2. The act of translating a computer language into a form more directly usable by the computer.

Related terms

• machine translator
• mechanical translation ((obsolete{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}))
• machine-aided translation Template:Partial synonym
• computer assisted translation Template:Partial synonym
• MT Abbreviation
• automatic translationTemplate:Mostly used by non-native speakers

Translations

• Chinese: 機器翻譯 / 机器翻译 jÄ«qi fānyì
• Czech: strojový překlad
• Dutch: machinevertaling f, computervertaling
• Finnish: konekääntäminen (1), koneellinen kääntäminen (1), konekielelle kääntäminen (2)
• French: traduction automatique f
• German: Maschinelle Übersetzung
• Japanese: 機械翻訳
• Korean:기계번역
• Malay: terjemahan mesin
• Russian: Машинный перевод
• Spanish: traducción automática
• Telugu: యాంత్రిక అనువాదం (yaamtrika anuvaadam)

See also

• Wikipedia article on machine translation

Dictionary notes

• American Heritage Dictionary (via answers.com), Collins Word Exchange, and MSN Encarta Dictionary have an entry for machine translation. Merriam-Webster Online does not.

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