machine translation

[muh-sheen trans-ley-shuhn, tranz‐]

noun

Digital Technology.

1. the process of translating text or speech from one natural language to another by means of a computer.

2. a translation produced by a computer.

   software for accurate machine translations.

machine translation

noun

1. the production of text in one natural language from that in another by means of computer procedures

Word History and Origins

Origin of machine translation¹

First recorded in 1950–55