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'''Post-editing''' means correcting the output of Machine Translation.
'''Post-editing''' means correcting the output of Machine Translation.


When using MT for creating text for publication (e.g. translating software or web sites, documentation, articles and so on), the MT output needs correction by someone who has good knowledge of the source language and native-speaker fluency in the target language.
When using MT for creating text for publication (e.g. translating software or web sites, documentation, articles and so on), the MT output needs correction by someone who has good knowledge of the source language and native-speaker fluency in the target language.<ref>http://www.mt-archive.info/10/AMTA-2014-W2-Sanchez-Gijon.pdf actually investigates the effect of mother-tongue knowledge on post-editing quality.</ref>


Post-editing of MT has been shown in various studies to decrease translation time and in some cases even significantly increase quality<ref>S. Green, J. Heer, and C.D. Manning, [http://www.spencegreen.com/pubs/green+heer+manning.chi13.pdf The efficacy of human post-editing for language translation]. In Proceedings of CHI. 2013, 439-448.</ref> compared to unassisted translation (a suitable [[Translation Memory]] may still be faster/better than MT).
Post-editing of MT has been shown in various studies to decrease translation time and in some cases even significantly increase quality<ref>S. Green, J. Heer, and C.D. Manning, [http://www.spencegreen.com/pubs/green+heer+manning.chi13.pdf The efficacy of human post-editing for language translation]. In Proceedings of CHI. 2013, 439-448.</ref> compared to unassisted translation (a suitable [[Translation Memory]] may still be faster/better than MT).

Revision as of 11:26, 9 February 2015

Post-editing means correcting the output of Machine Translation.

When using MT for creating text for publication (e.g. translating software or web sites, documentation, articles and so on), the MT output needs correction by someone who has good knowledge of the source language and native-speaker fluency in the target language.[1]

Post-editing of MT has been shown in various studies to decrease translation time and in some cases even significantly increase quality[2] compared to unassisted translation (a suitable Translation Memory may still be faster/better than MT).


Publications on post-editing with Apertium:

See also

Notes

  1. http://www.mt-archive.info/10/AMTA-2014-W2-Sanchez-Gijon.pdf actually investigates the effect of mother-tongue knowledge on post-editing quality.
  2. S. Green, J. Heer, and C.D. Manning, The efficacy of human post-editing for language translation. In Proceedings of CHI. 2013, 439-448.