English Explanatory Dictionary

back-translation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.
  2. A text which has been translated in such a fashion.
  3. The translation of an amino acid sequence into genetic code.

Word forms

back-translation back-translations backtranslation

Etymology

From back- + translation.

Related words

back-translate back-transliteration
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