What is a machine translation?
Using software (typically, a machine learning model) to convert text from one human language to another human language, for example, from English to Japanese.
machine translation explained in plain English
Using software (typically, a machine learning model) to convert text from one human language to another human language, for example, from English to Japanese.
Example
Practitioners refer to machine translation when building, training, or evaluating machine learning systems. It appears in research papers, product documentation, and technical discussions about AI capabilities and limitations.
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