The Effects Of Cat Tools On Quality Control In Professional Translation

This paper aims to display the positive effects of CAT tools on quality control in thelinguistic service industry when they are used properly. It begins with describing thefeatures of professional translation which is project-oriented and aims to translatecontent for better communication. Then it points out the scope of quality control in thetranslation industry and makes clear that the paper concentrates on the quality oftranslated text. The paper corrects some typical misuses of CAT tools to show theproper usage of such tools can help improve translation quality. These misuses includetranslation memory of poor quality, and inadequate translation management in theabsence of MultiTerm usage. In addition, ApSIC Xbench, a proven quality assurancetool, is not being used to the full extent. The paper takes some case studies based oninternship program materials. It also introduces figures and tables for the benefit ofdisplaying solutions.