Transmate is an auxiliary translation software introduced by chengdu advanced information technology inc. To help translators improve the efficiency and accuracy of translations. In which the term extraction function is a major highlight of transmate, it allows users to quickly extract the term from the document and import the glossary or export to excel for subsequent use and management. Details of how to use transmate for terminological extraction are set out below。
I. Preparation
First, to ensure that the transmate single-format software is installed and that documents requiring terminology extraction are prepared. Transmate supports multiple file formats, so there is no need to worry about the incompatibility of document formats。
Ii. Import documents
Opens the transmate software, click on the file menu, selects the open option, and imports documents that need to be extracted by term. After import, the document is displayed in the main interface of the software。
Iii. Introduction of terminology
Under “speech management” at the top left corner of the main interface, the “terminary extraction” tab can be found. Click to enter the term extraction window。
In the terminology extraction window, the minimum length, maximum length and minimum frequency of occurrence of the extracted term may be set. These settings will affect the list of terms ultimately extracted. For example, if a minimum length of 3 is set, a word or phrase of less than 3 will not be extracted。
Upon completion of the settings, click the ok button and the software will start extracting terms from the document. After the extraction is completed, the results are shown in the terminology extraction window。
Iv. Edition and export of terms
1. A list of the terms extracted from the document can be found in the terminology extraction window. The list includes both the original language and the translation column, where the user can edit the original translation。
2. Certain undesirable terms may be chosen and deleted. At the same time, users can classify and mark terminology for subsequent use。
Upon completion of the editing, you may choose to export the terms as excel files or import them into the terminology library of transmate. Terms imported into the glossary can be called at any time during subsequent translation。
Through the above steps, users can easily use transmate for terminological extraction and improve translation efficiency and accuracy。
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