Translation segments are a piece of text that a CAT tool handles separately from others. They may be a sentence or software string. Get more details here!
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A piece of text that a CAT tool handles separately from others. In common translation, a segment is most often identical to a sentence. In software localization, it can be either a sentence or a whole string, even if it includes several sentences. This behavior is often configurable. The process of splitting a piece of content into segments is called parsing.
Example: Text parsed into segments in Smartcat's built-in editor.
Also known as parsing.
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Vova Zakharov is a developer, AI experimenter, writer, and former Smartcat editor-in-chief with 22 years of background as a translator, editor, and copywriter. He writes about language technology, AI tooling, localization, and content workflows.
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Kacie Saxer-Taulbee is Director of Growth at EverQuote and a data-informed content leader with a background in high-scale B2B SaaS, legal tech, and insurtech. As former Director of Content and Strategic Brand at Smartcat, she led global storytelling efforts connecting thought leadership with AI-powered localization and multilingual communication.
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Nicole DiNicola is Senior Director of Product Marketing at Progress Software and a high-performing, empathetic global marketing leader with over 15 years of experience in B2B technology. She previously served as Global VP of Marketing at Smartcat, leading global marketing strategy, growth, and enablement for AI-powered content and localization solutions.
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