How post-editing review is carried out

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Topic: Machine Translation Post Editing

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Primary source: https://aismartventures.com/posts/can-a-translation-agency-trust-ai-check-the-source

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In the sense-check step, the translation is checked line by line in source order before style is assessed.

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  • Prerequisite for effective review: what must be present?: Prerequisite: the machine draft and the source file are worked side by side. The review then proceeds line by line in source order.
  • What order is used during review?: Source order is used. The review works line by line, checks sense first, and assesses style after that.
  • What happens before style is assessed?: The sense of the translation is checked first. Style is assessed after the sense check.

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At which step does sense checking happen in post-editing?

In the sense-check step, the translation is checked line by line in source order before style is assessed.

Prerequisite for effective review: what must be present?

Prerequisite: the machine draft and the source file are worked side by side. The review then proceeds line by line in source order.

What order is used during review?

Source order is used. The review works line by line, checks sense first, and assesses style after that.

What happens before style is assessed?

The sense of the translation is checked first. Style is assessed after the sense check.

Sources

  1. https://aismartventures.com/posts/can-a-translation-agency-trust-ai-check-the-source

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