Training an existing model with additional dictionary

Question

We are training a model for translator API, and here comes a problem: our documents to translate are keeping growing, and we need to frequently add new terms to the customed translator. Is there any method to add these terms into an existing model of a translator?

Answer 1

Hi @舒韬 张,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A forum!

Add new terms to an existing model of a translator in Azure Custom Translator. To do this, you need to upload a new dictionary document type that contains the new terms. A dictionary is a list of words or phrases with their translations that can be used to improve the accuracy of translations.
For more info, please look into this info: What is a dictionary?

Also see: Quickstart: Build, publish, and translate with custom models.

I hope this helps! Thank you.

Answer 2

Hi @santoshkc ,You mention that Azure Custom Translator allows you to update your existing model with the new dictionary without retraining the whole model. May I know how does it work? Is it accomplished by duplicating the current model and select save as draft then select new dictionary data?Regards,

Hang