Localisation assets & quality control · Working

Translation memory

Also called: TM

ELI5

A database of previously translated source and target segments used to support consistency and reuse.

Used in conversation

“Update the translation memory after the terminology changes are approved.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Translation memory” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.