noun
- the process of reviewing and correcting text that has been automatically translated or generated by a machine, especially in machine translation workflows
Usage: technical; translation industry
verb
- to review and correct automatically translated or machine-generated text to improve its quality and accuracy
Usage: technical; translation industry
Examples
- Postediting machine translation output requires skilled linguists to ensure accuracy.
- The translator spent hours postediting the automated translation to meet client standards.
- Postediting is a critical step in modern translation workflows.
- Many translation companies employ posteditors to refine machine-generated content.
- The quality of postediting directly affects the final document's readability.
- She specializes in postediting technical documents translated by AI systems.