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    Default What is a fuzzy match?

    Can someone please explain to me what is a fuzzy match?

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    Default Re: What is a fuzzy match?

    A fuzzy match is, when you already have a translation memory, a segments that is similiar but not the same as one you had already translated.
    For example, you translated something that says "the house is green". Then you receive a translation where a segments reads "The house is blue". Here you have a fuzzy segments.
    Fuzzies are shown with their correspondent percentage of acurace with the previous segments already translated.
    If we used the example above, we have only 1 word out of 4 that is different, then we have a fuzzy of 75%.
    Hope this makes it clear.

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    Default Re: What is a fuzzy match?

    Thanks FedericoP!! Does that mean that fuzzy matches cost less the new words but more then repeated words?

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    Default Re: What is a fuzzy match?

    Exactly that. Because it simpifies the task of the translator (assuming that the previous segments was well translated)

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    Default Re: What is a fuzzy match?

    Is there a standard discount that I can expect for fuzzy matches i.e 50% or what not?

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