Phrase guide

machine translation

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The production of instructions in a computer language that are equal in meaning to that in another language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the use of computers to translate from one language to another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: MT

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: artificial intelligence, AI, computational linguistics

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: itzulpengintza automatikoa — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Bulgarian: компю́търен прево́д (kompjútǎren prevód) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Catalan: traducció automàtica — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機器翻譯 /机器翻译 (jīqì fānyì) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機械翻譯 /机械翻译 (jīxiè fānyì) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計算機翻譯 /计算机翻译 (jìsuànjī fānyì) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機譯 /机译 (jīyì) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機翻 /机翻 (jīfān) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Czech: strojový překlad — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Danish: maskinoversættelse — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Dutch: machinevertaling — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Dutch: computervertaling — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Esperanto: maŝintradukado — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Esperanto: maŝintraduko — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Estonian: masintõlge — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Finnish: koneellinen kääntäminen — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Finnish: konekääntäminen — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • French: traduction automatique — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Galician: tradución automática — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Georgian: მანქანური თარგმნა (mankanuri targmna) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • German: maschinelle Übersetzung — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Greek: μηχανική μετάφραση (michanikí metáfrasi) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Greek: αυτόματη μετάφραση (aftómati metáfrasi) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Hebrew: תרגום מכונה (tirgúm mekóna) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Hungarian: gépi fordítás — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Indonesian: terjemahan mesin — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Italian: traduzione automatica — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Japanese: 機械翻訳 (kikai hon'yaku) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Korean: 기계번역 (gigyebeonyeok) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Malay: terjemahan mesin — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: maskinoversettelse — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Persian: ترجمه ماشینی (tarjome-ye mâšini) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Polish: tłumaczenie maszynowe — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Portuguese: tradução automática — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Romanian: traducere automată — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Russian: маши́нный перево́д (mašínnyj perevód) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Serbo-Croatian: strojno prevođenje — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Spanish: traducción automática — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Swedish: maskinöversättning — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Telugu: యాంత్రిక అనువాదం (yāntrika anuvādaṁ) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Thai: การแปลภาษาอัตโนมัติ (gaan-bplɛɛ paa-sǎa àt-dtà-noo-mát) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Turkish: otomatik çeviri — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Turkish: otomatik tercüme — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Ukrainian: машинний переклад (mašynnyj pereklad) — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Vietnamese: (sự, thuật) dịch máy — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Vietnamese: dịch thuật máy — act of translating something by means of a machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計算機語言翻譯 /计算机语言翻译 (jìsuànjī yǔyán fānyì) — act of translating a computer language
  • Finnish: konekielelle kääntäminen — act of translating a computer language
  • Polish: tłumaczenie języka programowania — act of translating a computer language
  • Ukrainian: машинний переклад (mašynnyj pereklad) — act of translating a computer language