Repetition重复
Repetition refers to identical source segments that recur within a single translation project or across a set of files submitted together. In translation memory analysis, repetitions are counted separately from exact matches that come from a legacy TM, and they are often billed at a lower rate because the same translation can be reused after the first occurrence is approved.
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Where this term appears
Repetition appears in CAT tool analysis reports and quote breakdowns when a project contains boilerplate text, recurring UI strings, repeated safety warnings, or repeated product descriptions across many files. Project managers isolate repetition counts to explain why the effective per-word cost is lower than the raw word count suggests, and to plan how much reuse can be applied before translation begins.
Translation checks
A frequent error is assuming that repeated segments always appear in the same context, so a copied rendering may be wrong when the same sentence functions differently in another menu, dialog, or document section. Translators may also leave repetitions unresolved during the first pass and then discover inconsistencies later, which creates duplicated review effort and quality scores that penalize the whole project.
Keep the term aligned across your files
Creative and consumer content needs accurate meaning as well as tone and context. Subtitles, interfaces and voice scripts also require checks for timing, character limits and pronunciation.
Provide approved terms and previous translations with the source files. Agree how variants, ambiguous wording and revisions will be reviewed. Terminology maintenance and any termbase handback are confirmed in the project scope. See the 8-step AI + expert workflow.
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