computertranslation

noun

UK /kəmˈpjuːtə trænzˈleɪʃən/

US /kəmˈpjuːtər trænsˈleɪʃən/

Computertranslation is when a computer changes words from one language into another language.

The website uses computertranslation to show the page in Spanish.

SYNONYMS

machine translation automated translation computer-aided translation automatic translation

RELATED WORDS

translation software language model bilingual dictionary localization natural language processing

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process of converting computer code from one programming language into another.

The developer used computertranslation to move the old program into a modern language.

3. The act of changing data from one computer format into another so different systems can read it.

Computertranslation turned the old file into a format the new app could open.

4. A school subject about using computers to help people translate texts.

She studies computertranslation and learns how software helps translators work faster.