Translation Memory Penalties
A translation memory penalty is a number that indicates the loss of
reliability in a translation match.
A translation match is a match between a source segment in a document
and a source segment in the translation memory.
SDL Trados Studio
displays matching segments in the Translation
Results window. It also displays a figure indicating the reliability
of the match in the segment status column of the Editor window.
If the source document segment is identical to the source segment in
the translation memory, the match is exact and the match reliability figure
is 100%.
However, you can specify penalties that apply to a match when there
are slight differences. For example, you can specify a penalty that applies
if the formatting differs between the translation memory source and the
document source.
You specify these penalties in the Language Pairs settings: Translation
Memory and Automated Translation > Penalties.
You can also specify other penalties as follows:
You can specify a penalty
that applies to all translation from a specific translation memory.
See below, Provider penalty.
You can apply a filter to
specify a penalty. See below, Filter
penalty.
When a penalty is applied, the Editor window display changes and:
The match in the segment
status column is shown as a percentage: 100% minus the penalty.
The penalty is indicated
by an icon beside the match percentage.
A description of the penalty
is displayed when you hold the mouse over the penalty icon.
Penalties are applied before results are displayed. Penalties can reduce
a match percentage so much that the match is not displayed.
| Penalty |
Icon |
Why the penalty is applied |
| Missing formatting |
 |
One of the source segments (either the translation
memory or the document source) has formatting that is not in the
other source segment. |
| Different formatting |
|
The translation memory and the document source
have different formatting. |
| Multiple translations |
 |
There is more than one exact match for the document
source segment. |
| Auto-localization |
 |
SDL Trados Studio
recognizes that the document source text is the same pattern as
a date, time, number or measurement match in the translation memory
but with different values.
Auto-substitution and Auto-localization of placeables (dates,
times, numbers or measurements) occurs when the matching source
segment in the translation memory contains a placeable that is
different to that in the source segment in the document. When
the translation memory is applied, SDL Trados Studio
automatically substitutes the placeable from the source segment
in the document to the translation in the target segment. At the
same time it applies the correct target language format for that
element and applies the auto-localization penalty.
This penalty is only applied during auto-substitution.
Specify if dates, times, numbers and measurements are auto-substituted
on the Auto-Substitution
page.
Specify auto-localization patterns on the Dates
and Times and Measurements
page. |
| Text Replacement |
 |
SDL Trados Studio
recognizes that the document source text has a match in the translation
memory, but with a different variable.
SDL Trados Studio
uses the translation memory segment to supply the translation
for the document segment and applies the text replacement penalty.
You can define your variables in the Variables
dialog box in the translation memory settings.
This penalty is only applied during auto-substitution.
Specify if variables are auto-substituted on the Auto-Substitution
page. |
| Filter |
 |
A filter penalty has been added. For example,
you can specify that translations older than two years have a
penalty.
One match can have more than one filter penalty. The penalty
information includes the name of the filter.
Specify filter penalties in Translation
Memory and Automated Translation > Filters. |
| Provider |
 |
The translation
memory that found this match has this penalty applied to all its
matches.
Provider penalties allow you to rate some translation memories
as more trustworthy than other translation memories.
Specify provider penalties in Translation
Memory and Automated Translation. |
Related Topics
How
to Perform a Lookup and Apply Translations
Translation
Results Window
Translation
Memory Filters
How to Create a
Translation Memory Filter