Computer aided translation entails a human translator translating texts using software designed to support and facilitate the translation process. Computer Assisted Translation tools - or CATs - improve translation project turnaround times and ensure consistent terminology use within a text. I have used memoQ Translator Pro since 2013 because it is highly compatible with other popular CAT-tools. I am a Level 1 certified memoQ translator.
I have also hands-on experience with several other CAT tools including SDL Trados Studio, Wordfast Pro, Wordfast Classic, XTM, Memsource, Virtaal, OmegaT and Across.
CAT-tools store bilingual sentences in a database, which is known as a translation memory (TM). When the program detects a similar sentence, it alerts the translator so they can decide whether to include the suggestion or not. This allows a translator to work faster and more accurately.
CAT-tools provide a large number of handy tools such as terminology search in dictionaries, glossaries and on the Internet. CAT-tools also apply the source text layout to the target text.
Translators also use their CAT-tools to build glossaries. Each time the program detects an existing term, it lets the translator choose between applying the existing term or adding a new translation, resulting in proper and consistent terminology use.
memoQ Translation Technologies certifies with this certificate that I have completed the memoQ training course and master this translation tool. I own memoQ Translator Pro licenses from version 2013 onwards.
memoQ can process documents in a range of formats, even PDF files.