Technical GlossaryNatural Language Processing

Document-Level Machine Translation

An approach that improves consistency by translating sentences within broader document context rather than independently.

Document-level machine translation aims to reduce the context loss caused by translating sentences independently. Pronoun resolution, topical consistency, terminology continuity, and discourse flow all benefit from broader context. It can make a significant quality difference in technical, legal, and long-form content. It represents the shift from sentence-level translation to document-level translation as a more advanced problem.