Overview

Smartling's Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) Tool is a cloud-based platform designed to streamline the translation process. It offers translators, reviewers, and editors a comprehensive environment to translate, review, edit, and submit translations efficiently. The tool integrates real-time translation memory, visual context previews, and automated quality checks to enhance translation accuracy and speed.

Features and Capabilities

• Visual Context Previews: Allows translators to view translations within the actual layout of the web page or application, ensuring contextual accuracy.
• Real-Time Translation Memory: Synchronizes and shares translation memories across all vendors in real-time, reducing redundancy and maintaining consistency.
• Version Control: When new content is uploaded, only the new strings are presented for translation, while existing translations are pre-populated, saving time.
• Brand Asset Integration: Provides access to term bases and style guides, ensuring translations align with brand tone and guidelines.
• Integrated Quality Checks: Performs real-time quality checks to catch errors in spacing, number formatting, tags, spelling, and more during the translation process.
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Offers customizable keyboard shortcuts for every action, enhancing efficiency for experienced translators.
• Merge Strings: Allows consolidation of multiple segments with a keystroke, simplifying the translation of related content.
• Flexible Tag Handling: Utilizes machine learning to accurately place tags, reducing manual effort and errors.
• Auto-Save Functionality: Automatically saves translations to the cloud, preventing data loss even in case of internet connectivity issues.
• Automatic Routing: Once translations are submitted, the tool automatically routes content to the next step in the workflow, streamlining the process.