Does Machine Translation Really Produce Translations? (2018)

Abstract: I will try to answer the question of whether Machine Translation (MT) can be considered a full translation process. I argue that, instead, it should be seen as part of a process performed by translators, in which MT plays a fundamental support role. The roles of translators and MT in the translation process is presented in an analysis that get its elements from Translation Studies and Translation Process Research.

## translation and post-editing post-editing (pe) is a term used by the industry for a process in which translators work over a version of a source text (st) in the target language, created by an mt system. one should discuss to what extent is this version an actual translation. ## conclusion a clear understanding of the different dimensions of translation and pe, as specialised processes, shows that mt, more than an autonomous translation process, achieves its best potential as a support for human translation and editing tasks.