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Searching for duplicate TUs

When you want to delete translation units (TUs) from the translation memory (TM) or you need to perform TM maintenance work, you can search for duplicate TUs in the active TM, in the Translation Memories view. Duplicates are TUs that contain the same source language text.

About this task

Tags are not considered when searching for duplicates in the source language. The criteria for a duplicate also do not include having the same target language segment text or context.

Note that you can also perform a search and/or apply a filter with the Search in potential duplicates only option selected.

Procedure

  1. In the Translation Memories view, make the TM for which you want to search for TUs the active TM by opening it.
  2. Make sure the Search Details window is displayed. If not displayed, got to the View tab (on the Ribbon), and then, in the Information group, select Search Details.
  3. In the Search Details window, in the Search Type drop-down list, select Search in potential duplicates only.
  4. Select Perform Search.
    You can now edit or delete the duplicate TUs.

Results

The duplicates are displayed in the TM side-by-side editor window as one page per set of duplicates. To view the next or previous page of duplicates, use the Next Page and the Previous page buttons on the Home tab, in the Navigation group.