This book outlines the development of translation technology in the last 40 years and projects what is to come in the years ahead. It is both macroscopic and microscopic in approach: it adopts a holistic orientation when outlining the development of translation technology organizing concepts in a coherent and logical way with a theoretical framework, and predicting what is to come; and as it examines in detail the 5 stages of technology-oriented translation procedure and the strengths and weaknesses of the free and paid systems available to users. This book is therefore an essential reading for scholars and researchers, and a guide to system users and professionals.