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machine translation

[ muh-sheentrans-ley-shuhn, tranz‐ ]
/ məˈʃin trænsˌleɪ ʃən, trænz‐ /
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noun Digital Technology.
the process of translating text or speech from one natural language to another by means of a computer.
a translation produced by a computer: software for accurate machine translations.
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Origin of machine translation

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby machine translation

machinery steel, machine screw, machine shop, machine-stitch, machine tool, machine translation, machine vision, machine-wash, machinima, machinist, machismo
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British Dictionary definitions for machine translation

machine translation
noun
the production of text in one natural language from that in another by means of computer procedures
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