The Ins and Outs of
Translation Memory Maintenance
Contents
- Introduction
- Translation Memory: Definition and Working Mechanism
- Business Benefits of Applying Translation Memory
- Implementing TM into Your Translation Process
- Conclusion
Translation memory is a vital part of your business's assets. As your business experiences change and growth, your TM will expand as well.
In an ideal situation, it should continuously learn your company's multilingual content and improve itself to provide you with efficiency, accuracy, and low costs that are necessary for successful globalization. Whereas in reality, it often collects and stores unwanted data.
Like any other database, neglecting to maintain translation memory properly will lead to a variety of problems in the future. This can be avoided by regularly cleaning out the buildup of inaccurate and irrelevant terms, as well as punctuation, style and other elements that could be improved, you can max out the potential benefits of translation memory reuse and cost savings.