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Advantages and disadvantages of machine translation

Advantages of machine translation

Quick Translation
Using the machine translation system enables you to save your time while translating large texts.

Low price
If a professional translator translates your text, you have to pay enough money for each page but very often we need just a point of matter, general idea. In this case machine translation system is reliable and effective for us.

Confidentiality
Many people use machine translation systems to translate their private emails, because no one would agree to give his private correspondence to translator who he doesn't know, or no one would entrust financial documents to other people.

Universality
Usually a professional translator becomes specialized in a definite field, but machine translation system can translate any a text about any area. For the translation of special terminology you have to just switch on a corresponding setting.

Online translation and translation of web page content
The advantage of online translation services is obvious. Online translation services are at hand and you can translate information quickly with this service. Furthermore you can translate any web page content and query of search engine by the use of machine translation systems.



Disadvantages of machine translation

Lack of superior exactness
You can’t entrust Machine translation system if you need superior exact translation of the official documents, agreements and so on. You can get the gist, first draft of a translation then you can work on it and correct for exactness.

Inferior translation quality of the texts with ambiguous words and sentences
Machine translation is based on formal and systematic rules so sometimes it can’t solve ambiguity by concentrating on a context and using experience or mental outlook as a human translator.

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