What is translation memory and how does it impact costs? – Bureau Works

BRIEF DEFINITION

Using translation memory (TM) technology, Bureau tries to match new content with previous translations. Thus, you should never pay full price to translate the same sentence twice or for repeated sentences.

The greater the level of match, the bigger the savings we pass on to you!

EXAMPLE OF HOW TM WORKS IN PRACTICE

Segment to translate	Translation memory match	Match %	Savings %
John came from the market.	John went to the store.	0-49%	0%
John came from the store.	John went to the store.	50-74%	50%
John went to the market.	John went to the store.	75-84%	60%
Joe went to the store.	John went to the store.	85-94%	70%
John went to the store!	John went to the store.	95-99%	80%
John went to the store.	John went to the store.	100%	90%

We believe in radical transparency, which is the savings % is displayed on all of our quotes, as shown below:

On top of that, by clicking on "Full Quote Details", you will be redirected to our portal, where a detailed cost breakdown by fuzzy match will be made available to you:

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