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File> Options> Translation Memory and Automated Translation > Filters

Use the Translation Memory and Automated Translation > Filters settings to specify what filters are applied against the translation memory (TM). These filters are applied to translations retrieved from the TM when lookups are performed, for all language pairs or for one language pair. You can create, edit and remove filters.

There are two types of filters that you can apply to a TM:
  • Filter Penalties - Translations that do not match the filter conditions in your search results are penalized.
  • Hard Filter - Translations that do not match the filter conditions are excluded from the lookup results.

These settings appear in multiple dialogs in Trados Studio.

OptionDescription

Filter Penalties: Use this option to apply penalties to translation units (TUs) in the translation memory (TM) that do not match the conditions of the filter.

Name

This is the filter name.

Penalty

This is the penalty applied to TUs that do not match the filter conditions.

Condition

This is the filter condition.

Add

Select this option to specify the conditions and penalties of a new filter and to display the Add Filter dialog.

Edit

Select this option to edit the conditions and penalties of the currently selected filter and to display the Edit Filter dialog.

Delete

Select this option to delete the currently selected filter.

Hard Filters: Use this option to exclude, from your search results, the TUs that do not match the conditions of the filter.

Edit

Select this option to specify the conditions of the new filter and to display the Filter dialog.