In addition to the operation of the system per se, other activities or processes must take place to enable successful MT operation.
Most translation technology products provide some facilities for customisation. This can range from machine translation systems that typically offer very little to some translator workbench products with many customisable features. The degree to which users can customize products to suit their own environment is a critical factor in selecting the most appropriate product.
This heading assesses user-definable features for areas such as project management and linguistic processing.
Pre-translation is defined as modifying translation memory without notifying user.