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jsheardyesterday at 4:51 PM3 repliesview on HN

> MTPE (Machine translation, post-editing). This works just like it sounds. The initial translation is done with machine translation, then human translators review and edit the resulting translation to try to correct any mistakes.

And the consensus among professional translators is that MTPE only saves time if you're willing to accept a half-assed result. For them to edit MT up to the standard of manual translation takes just as much expertise and effort as translating it manually in the first place.


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laksjhdlkayesterday at 6:28 PM

> And the consensus among professional translators is that MTPE only saves time if you're willing to accept a half-assed result.

I have no particular interest in translation, but clearly when the person saying X is bad depends financially on you not buying X, you must take their word with a grain of salt.

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pimlottcyesterday at 10:46 PM

It’s also used to shortchange professional translators by paying them a lower rate for MTPE jobs

vova_hn2yesterday at 5:57 PM

> consensus among professional translators

[citation needed]

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