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Is a translation memory (TM) similar to a dictionary?

April 26, 2017dictionary memory similar TM Translation

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Is a translation memory (TM) similar to a dictionary?

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A dictionary contains translation of words while a TM contains translation of segments. The advantage of a TM compared to a dictionary is that it retains the context. While a word can have several translations, a segment or sentence usually have only one.