Post-editing of machine translation output

Post-editing consists of editing and correcting a machine-generated translation, modifying the text to the extent necessary to meet the specific project needs and the quality standard required.

If a high-quality translation is required or if the document generated via smart machine translation isn’t sufficient for your needs, CPSL will offer you three alternatives:

• Light post-editing, which is a good choice when the aim is simply for the text to be understandable.
• Full post-editing, which is ideal for sensitive documents or texts that are going to be published.
• Full post-editing + revision by another linguist, less urgent translations with high-quality requirements.

At CPSL, we take post-editing very seriously, being the architect of the ISO 18587:2017 standard, which defines the processes and requirements for human post-editing of machine-translated output. We work with teams of post-editors who are native speakers of the target language and have experience in the subject matter of the text and specific training and experience in post-editing. What’s more, we invite them to help us train and evaluate our translation engines so that we can leverage their valuable linguistic knowledge and achieve the best possible results. For more insight into this field, here are some examples of the presentations and papers produced.

Our post-editors, who work in the strictest confidence, edit machine translation output in work environments that enable assisted-translation tools to be integrated with glossaries. This allows us to ensure consistency with past translations and with the specific terminology required.