Comparison of English machine translation
programs, May 2008 |
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Language
pairs link to pages with 12 sentences and their machine translations. |
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ISO-639-2
names used for the languages: |
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AR:Arabic,
BG: Bulgarian, CS:Czech, DA: Danish, DE: German, EL:Greek, FI:Finnish,
FR:French, HI:Hindi, HR:Croatian, |
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HU:Hungarian,
IT:Italian, JA:Japanese, KO:Korean, LV:Latvian, NO:Norwegian, PL: Polish,
PT:Portuguese, RO:Romanian, |
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RU:Russian,
SV:Swedish, UA:Ukrainian, ZH: Chinese (traditional) |
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System
identifiers link to machine translation pages used for the translations. |
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Abbreviations
used for the MT systems: |
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GOO:Google,
LEC:Language Engineering Company, SYS:Systran, IBM:IBM, PRO:PROMT,
LGT:LinguaTech, TLD:Translendium, |
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TRD:Trident,
TRX:Translation Experts, SKY:SkyCode, POL: Poleng, ETR:E-Translator, GRS:
GramTrans, SUN:Sunda, |
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PCT:PC
Translator, ATL: Atlas, MMO:MetaMorpho |
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GOO |
LEC |
SYS |
IBM |
PRO |
LGT |
TLD |
TRD |
TRX |
SKY |
POL |
ETR |
GRS |
SUN |
PCT |
ATL |
MMO |
total |
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AR-EN |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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3 |
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EN-AR |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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3 |
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BG-EN |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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2 |
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EN-BG |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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2 |
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CS-EN |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
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2 |
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EN-CS |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
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2 |
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DA-EN |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
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2 |
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EN-DA |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
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2 |
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DE-EN |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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7 |
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EN-DE |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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7 |
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EL-EN |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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2 |
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EN-EL |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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2 |
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ES-EN |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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6 |
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EN-ES |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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6 |
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FI-EN |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
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2 |
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EN-FI |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
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2 |
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FR-EN |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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6 |
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EN-FR |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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6 |
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HI-EN |
+ |
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1 |
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EN-HI |
+ |
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1 |
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HR-EN |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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2 |
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EN-HR |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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2 |
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HU-EN |
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+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
2 |
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EN-HU |
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+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
2 |
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IT-EN |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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4 |
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EN-IT |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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4 |
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JA-EN |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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+ |
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5 |
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EN-JA |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
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5 |
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KO-EN |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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� |
� |
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� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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3 |
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EN-KO |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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3 |
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LV-EN |
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+ |
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1 |
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EN-LV |
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+ |
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1 |
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NL-EN |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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3 |
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EN-NL |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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3 |
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NO-EN |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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+ |
� |
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2 |
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EN-NO |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
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2 |
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PL-EN |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
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4 |
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EN-PL |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
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� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
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4 |
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PT-EN |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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4 |
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EN-PT |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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4 |
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RO-EN |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
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2 |
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EN-RO |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
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2 |
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RU-EN |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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6 |
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EN-RU |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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6 |
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SV-EN |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
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3 |
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EN-SV |
+ |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
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3 |
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UA-EN |
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+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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2 |
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EN-UA |
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+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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2 |
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ZH-EN |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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4 |
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EN-ZH |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
� |
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4 |
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total |
44 |
26 |
26 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
160 |
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The
above table is based on |
Compendium of
Translation Software, |
compiled by John Hutchins
(January 2008)� |
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with
the following modifications: |
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The
table tries to contain only original translators and ignores duplicated,
licensed or historical variants. |
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It
also ignores translators without free test site or trial version and
translators with only one language direction. |
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It
might ignore some minor language pairs and some� less relevant programs. |
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Comments
are welcome at: |
tihanyi@morphologic.hu |
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