As a translation student, I have always been intrigued and interested in CAT tools. In this first year of my master’s degree, I have been lucky enough to have classes to learn how to use CAT software such as SDL Trados. I also learned how professional translators use them, because it’s an indispensable tool in … Lire la suite Why CAT Tools Will Never Replace Human Translators

CAT tools are increasingly used in the world of translation, to the point of becoming essential for specialized professional translators. In 2013, a survey of 3,000 professional translators showed that SDL Trados was the most widely used CAT tool in the translation market, representing a 72% market share, which is even higher than the market … Lire la suite What Role Will CAT Tools Play in the Future?

What is CAT? When we talk about Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT), we immediately think of Machine Translation (MT), since both concepts are based on the use of translation tools. However, they shouldn’t be confused. Indeed, CAT is a set of technologies whose objective is to allow the translator to translate texts with the help of computer … Lire la suite Introduction to CAT Tools

Dear reader! If you are visiting this blog today, it is very likely that you are interested in translation, at least a little! Here is a series of articles that depicts the role of CAT tools in our wonderful job. It’s very important to hear about it before you begin to work as a translator, … Lire la suite Humans and Machines

Lastly, I have been quite overwhelmed by the Translation studies I’ve been undertaking since last September. Not because there is a lot to do – and there is – but because they had me feeling quite obsolete and … limited. If we take a look at the translation market today, three elements stand out: When considering these criteria, it’s … Lire la suite Why is Machine Translation the best Upgrade CAT Tools could Hope for?

If you don’t have any professional experience as a translator, this article is for you! As a foreign language student, I wasn’t expecting to becoming a translator, but as fate would have it, I quickly found myself in this environment. Wandering around the internet looking for a company willing to take me on as an … Lire la suite A Survival Guide to Mastering CAT Tool