Post-editing (PE) is the process of ‘fixing’ Machine Translation (MT) output to bring it closer to human translation standard.

Post-editing Levels

Post-editing quality levels vary greatly and will largely depend on the translations use. It’s important to get an exact understanding of user expectations and manage these expectations throughout the project.

The following diagram below gives us a general outline of what is involved in both light and full post-editing. Remember however, that the effort to achieve certain levels of quality will be determined by the output quality your engine is able to achieve.