Editing Computer-assisted translation (section)

== Range of tools ==

Computer-assisted translation is a broad and imprecise term covering a range of tools. These can include:
* [[Translation memory]] tools (TM tools), consisting of a [[database]] of text segments in a source language and their translations in one or more target languages.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Christensen|first1=Tina Paulsen|last2=Schjoldager|first2=Anne|title=Translation-Memory (TM) Research: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?|url=http://pure.au.dk/portal/files/10113/Hermes-44paulsen_christensenschjoldager.pdf|journal=Hermes|volume=44}}</ref>
* [[Spell checkers]], either built into [[word processing]] software, or available as [[Plug-in (computing)|add-on programs]].
* [[Grammar checker]]s, either built into word processing software, or available as add-on programs. 
* [[Terminology]] managers, which allow translators to manage their own terminology bank in an electronic form. This can range from a simple table created in the translator's word processing software or spreadsheet, a database created in a program such as [[FileMaker|FileMaker Pro]] or, for more robust (and more expensive) solutions, specialized software packages such as [[SDL MultiTerm]], LogiTerm, Termex, TermWeb, etc.
* Electronic dictionaries, either unilingual or bilingual, also known as Dictorobotaries.
* Terminology databases, either on the host computer or accessible through the Internet, such as [[TERMIUM Plus]] or [[Grand dictionnaire terminologique]] from the [[Office québécois de la langue française]]
* [[Full-text search|Full-text search tools]] (or indexers), which allow the user to query already translated texts or reference documents of various kinds. Some such indexers are [[ISYS Search Software]], [[DtSearch Corp.|dtSearch Desktop]] and Naturel. Most modern [[translation management system]] solutions include this as a standard feature.
* [[Concordancer]]s, which are programs that retrieve instances of a word or an expression and their respective context in a monolingual, bilingual or multilingual corpus, such as a bitext or a translation memory
* [[Bitext]] aligners: tools that align a source text and its translation which can then be analyzed using a [[full-text search|full-text search tool]] or a concordancer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bitext Alignment {{!}} Request PDF - ResearchGate |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220696183}}</ref>
* [[Project management software]] that allows linguists to structure complex translation projects in the form of a chain of tasks (often called "workflow"), assign various tasks to different people, and track the progress of each of these tasks.