machine translation

noun — 2 senses

machine translation

noun
1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences, Translation studies The act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences The production of instructions in a computer language that are equal in meaning to that in another language.

Derived terms
interlingual machine translation, machine-translate
Related terms
automatic translation, computer assisted translation, machine-aided translation, machine translator, mechanical translation, MT, MTL

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