Amazon Translate
Amazon Translate is a neural machine translation (NMT) service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that delivers fast, high-quality, and affordable language translation. It leverages advanced deep learning models to translate text and documents between various languages in real-time or batch…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2017
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Amazon Translate was created to address the pervasive challenge of language barriers in a rapidly globalizing digital world. It provides a scalable, on-demand solution for businesses and developers to integrate high-quality machine translation into their applications, content, and communications without needing to build and maintain complex NMT models themselves. This democratized access to advanced translation capabilities, making global reach more attainable.
- Platforms
- AWS Cloud
Related technologies
- Amazon Rekognition (for text extraction from images before translation)
- Amazon Polly (for text-to-speech of translated content)
- Amazon S3 (for document storage)
- AWS Lambda (for serverless function triggers)
- Amazon Connect (for real-time contact center translation)
- AWS AppSync (for real-time GraphQL API integrations)
- Web applications and mobile apps
- Amazon Comprehend (for natural language processing, entity recognition before translation)
Notable users
- Fujifilm (medical document translation)
- Amazon.com (internal localization and customer support)
- Epic Games (game content translation)
- Expedia Group (content localization)
- Organizations in e-commerce, media, customer support, and legal sectors