Configure a Translation Memory

Translation Memory (TM) preferences control project-level TM behaviors.

To configure a translation memory (TM):

  1. Click Translation Memory in the New Project Preferences group.
  2. (Optional) Select TM match options.

    Option

    Action

    Write 'exact' matches to TM

    Select to commit contextual matches to a TM.

    Write 'unedited MT' to TM

    Select to commit unedited machine translated matches to a TM.

    Write 'unedited fuzzy' to TM

    Select to commit unedited fuzzy matches to a TM.

    Write 'unedited autopropagated fuzzy' to TM

    Select to commit unedited auto-propagated fuzzy matches to a TM.

    Copy source to Target on no match

    Select one of the options to copy specific content components to the target segment when there is no match during TM leverage.

    Fuzzy Match Threshold

    Select the baseline percentage for TM matches from the drop-down list.

    Note:   

    This percentage specifies the TM leverage limit for a fuzzy match. For example, with a threshold of 75%, all segment translations below a 75% match are marked as 'No match' segments.
  3. Select Report Settings options.
  4. (Optional) Select only one TM condition from When Updating an existing TU when editing an existing translation unit (TU).
  5. (Optional) Select the Total number of TUs shown in TM Lookup pane value.
  6. Click OK.
Parent topic: New Project Preferences