Neural translation and post-editing

Neural machine translation with human review

How neural machine translation works, the mistakes it makes and why human post-editing (MTPE) is key to a professional result.

In short

Neural machine translation uses neural networks trained on large volumes of text to translate whole sentences in context, not word by word. It is fast and increasingly accurate, but it still fails with technical terms, humor, names and tone, so we use it as a first draft that a translator corrects.

What is post-editing (MTPE)?

Post-editing is the review a human translator performs on machine-translated text. They fix meaning errors, unify terminology and adjust tone. It is the method that combines the speed of AI with the quality of a professional translation.

Key aspects of this technology

Speed

Drafts in minutes, even for long texts.

Human post-editing

A translator fixes meaning, terms and tone.

Memory and glossary

Approved terms are reused on every project.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between machine translation and neural translation?
Neural translation is the type of machine translation used today. It replaced statistical systems because it understands the context of the whole sentence better.
Is machine translation reliable?
For understanding a text, yes. For publishing, not without review: it makes terminology, tone and proper-name mistakes that a native reader will spot.
What is MTPE?
It stands for machine translation post-editing: the human correction of a machine-translated text.

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