# Back Translation

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> Updated: 2026-05-13T20:58:51.334Z
> Type: glossary
> Category: dogal-dil-isleme
**TLDR:** A data augmentation strategy based on translating target-language data back into the source language to create synthetic parallel data.

<p>Back translation is one of the most effective strategies for reducing data scarcity in low-resource translation systems. Monolingual target-language data is translated backward to produce synthetic parallel data. This can broaden coverage and improve translation quality. It forms a strong bridge between data augmentation and machine translation.</p>