What does bitext mean?
Bitext means (translation studies) A merged document composed of both source- and target-language versions of a given text..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(translation studies) A merged document composed of both source- and target-language versions of a given text..
Another way of putting it is to say that a bi-text is not two texts but a single text in two dimensions, each of which is a language.
Once a bitext is available, it can be converted into a traditional translation memory, which usually involves eliminating duplicate translation units, some degree of normalization of the segments, and combining unordered sets of translation units from a number of source and target texts into an indexed database.
Use bitext when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bitext means (translation studies) A merged document composed of both source- and target-language versions of a given text..
Common synonyms include parallel text.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Another way of putting it is to say that a bi-text is not two texts but a single text in two dimensions, each of which is a language.
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