Machine translation can either be PC-based on web-based. Many Japanese companies use machine translation to translate bidirectional and instantly web pages, emails and documents by the press of one button.


Machine translation can only achieve up to certain degree of translation quality. Some translation engine offers built-in linguistic options and business dictionary to help achieve highest-possible results. During translation process user would be prompted by dictionary-lookup to choose the appropriate translation terms. Dictionaries only improve on word selection but not grammar of the sentence.


Web-based translation is common internet tools that perform online translation on webpages and input text. Most search engines and directories offer this tool to help global users to understand search results and webpages of non-native languages. Major search engines also offer various dictionary capabilities on their websites. For example, yahoo Babel Fish is able to online translate webpages bidirectional between English and Japanese. Google offers the same through Google Language Tools.