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Translation Memory and Automated Translation > Penalties

Use the Translation Memory and Automated Translation > Penalties settings to specify how matching translation units with formatting differences or multiple translations should be penalized.

These settings appear in multiple dialog boxes in SDL Trados Studio.

PenaltyWhen the penalty is applied

Missing formatting

Studio compares the formatting of the two source segments (either the translation memory or the document source) and in case those two do not match (for example, there is a missing HTML tag), the set penalty points are applied.

Different formatting

Same process as for when the Missing formatting option applies, just that this time the formatting is different for the two source segments (for example, a <b> tag instead of a <i> tag in an HTML source file).

Multiple translations

There is more than one exact translation memory match for the document source segment.

Auto-localization

Studio recognizes that the document source text is the same pattern as a date, time, number or measurement match in the translation memory, but with different values.

Studio uses the document date, time or measurement and substitutes it in the translation from the translation memory by applying the correct target language format for that element.

The translation it provides has this penalty.

This penalty is only applied during auto-substitution . Specify if dates, times and measurements are auto-substituted on the Auto-Substitution page.

Specify auto-localization patterns on the Dates and Times and Measurements page.

Text Replacement

Studio recognizes that the document source text has a match in the translation memory, but with a different variable, acronym or alphanumeric string.

Studio uses the translation memory segment to supply the translation for the document segment and applies the text replacement penalty.

You can define your variables in the Variables dialog box in the translation memory settings.

This penalty is only applied during auto-substitution. Specify if variables, acronyms or alphanumeric strings are auto-substituted on the Auto-Substitution page.

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