Meanings
nounmachine translation (countable and uncountable, plural machine translations)
plural machine translations
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.
- countableuncountablecomputingThe production of instructions in a computer language that are equal in meaning to that in another language.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe use of computers to translate from one language to another
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Translations
Arabic التَّرْجَمَةُ الْآلِيَّةُ, تَرْجَمَةُ لُغَةِ الْآلَةِ
- التَّرْجَمَةُ الْآلِيَّةُ (at-tarjamatu l-ʔāliyyatu)act of translating something by means of a machine
- تَرْجَمَةُ لُغَةِ الْآلَةِ (tarjamatu luḡati l-ʔālati)act of translating a computer language
Basque itzulpengintza automatikoa
- itzulpengintza automatikoaact of translating something by means of a machine
Bulgarian компю́търен прево́д
- компю́търен прево́д (kompjútăren prevód)act of translating something by means of a machine
Catalan traducció automàtica
- traducció automàticaact of translating something by means of a machine
Chinese Mandarin 機器翻譯 /机器翻译, 機械翻譯 /机械翻译
- 機器翻譯 /机器翻译 (jīqì fānyì)act of translating something by means of a machine
- 機械翻譯 /机械翻译 (jīxiè fānyì)act of translating something by means of a machine
- 計算機翻譯 /计算机翻译 (jìsuànjī fānyì)act of translating something by means of a machine
- 機譯 /机译 (jīyì)act of translating something by means of a machine
- 機翻 /机翻 (jīfān)act of translating something by means of a machine
- 計算機語言翻譯 /计算机语言翻译 (jìsuànjī yǔyán fānyì)act of translating a computer language
Czech strojový překlad
- strojový překladact of translating something by means of a machine
Danish maskinoversættelse
- maskinoversættelseact of translating something by means of a machine
Dutch machinevertaling, computervertaling
- machinevertalingact of translating something by means of a machine
- computervertalingact of translating something by means of a machine
Esperanto maŝintradukado, maŝintraduko
- maŝintradukadoact of translating something by means of a machine
- maŝintradukoact of translating something by means of a machine
Estonian masintõlge
- masintõlgeact of translating something by means of a machine
Finnish koneellinen kääntäminen, konekääntäminen
- koneellinen kääntäminenact of translating something by means of a machine
- konekääntäminenact of translating something by means of a machine
- konekielelle kääntäminenact of translating a computer language
French traduction automatique
- traduction automatiqueact of translating something by means of a machine
German maschinelle Übersetzung
- maschinelle Übersetzungact of translating something by means of a machine
Greek μηχανική μετάφραση, αυτόματη μετάφραση
- μηχανική μετάφραση (michanikí metáfrasi)act of translating something by means of a machine
- αυτόματη μετάφραση (aftómati metáfrasi)act of translating something by means of a machine
Hebrew תרגום מכונה
- תרגום מכונה (tirgúm mekóna)act of translating something by means of a machine
Hindi यांत्रिक अनुवाद, मशीनी अनुवाद
- यांत्रिक अनुवाद (yāntrik anuvād)act of translating something by means of a machine
- मशीनी अनुवाद (maśīnī anuvād)act of translating something by means of a machine
- संगणक भाषा अनुवाद (saṅgṇak bhāṣā anuvād)act of translating a computer language
- कंप्यूटर भाषा अनुवाद (kampyūṭar bhāṣā anuvād)act of translating a computer language
Hungarian gépi fordítás
- gépi fordításact of translating something by means of a machine
Indonesian terjemahan mesin
- terjemahan mesinact of translating something by means of a machine
Italian traduzione automatica
- traduzione automaticaact of translating something by means of a machine
Japanese 機械翻訳, コンピュータ言語の翻訳
- 機械翻訳 (kikai hon'yaku)act of translating something by means of a machine
- コンピュータ言語の翻訳 (konpyūta gengo no hōnyaku)act of translating a computer language
Korean 기계번역
- 기계번역 (gigyebeonyeok)act of translating something by means of a machine
Malay terjemahan mesin
- terjemahan mesinact of translating something by means of a machine
Norwegian Bokmål maskinoversettelse
- maskinoversettelseact of translating something by means of a machine
Persian ترجمه ماشینی
- ترجمه ماشینی (tarjome-ye mâšini)act of translating something by means of a machine
Polish tłumaczenie maszynowe, tłumaczenie języka programowania
- tłumaczenie maszynoweact of translating something by means of a machine
- tłumaczenie języka programowaniaact of translating a computer language
Portuguese tradução automática
- tradução automáticaact of translating something by means of a machine
Romanian traducere automată
- traducere automatăact of translating something by means of a machine
Russian маши́нный перево́д
- маши́нный перево́д (mašínnyj perevód)act of translating something by means of a machine
Spanish traducción automática
- traducción automáticaact of translating something by means of a machine
Swedish maskinöversättning
- maskinöversättningact of translating something by means of a machine
Thai การแปลภาษาอัตโนมัติ
- การแปลภาษาอัตโนมัติ (gaan-bplɛɛ paa-sǎa àt-dtà-noo-mát)act of translating something by means of a machine
Turkish otomatik çeviri, otomatik tercüme
- otomatik çeviriact of translating something by means of a machine
- otomatik tercümeact of translating something by means of a machine
Ukrainian машинний переклад, машинний переклад
- машинний переклад (mašynnyj pereklad)act of translating something by means of a machine
- машинний переклад (mašynnyj pereklad)act of translating a computer language
Vietnamese (sự, thuật) dịch máy, dịch thuật máy
- (sự, thuật) dịch máyact of translating something by means of a machine
- dịch thuật máyact of translating something by means of a machine
Cite this entry
APA
machine translation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20translation
MLA
“machine translation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20translation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machine translation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20translation.
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