▁According ▁to ▁Martín - Mor ▁( 2 0 1 1 ), ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁T M ▁systems ▁does ▁have ▁an ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁translated ▁texts , ▁especially ▁on ▁nov ices , ▁but ▁experienced ▁transl ators ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁avoid ▁it . ▁P ym ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁rem inds ▁that ▁" trans l ators ▁using ▁T M / MT ▁tend ▁to ▁rev ise ▁each ▁segment ▁as ▁they ▁go ▁along , ▁allowing ▁little ▁time ▁for ▁a ▁final ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁text ▁at ▁the ▁end ", ▁which ▁might ▁in ▁fact ▁be ▁the ▁ult imate ▁cause ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁effects ▁described ▁here . ▁ ▁Types ▁of ▁translation - memory ▁systems ▁ ▁Des ktop : ▁Des ktop ▁translation ▁memory ▁tools ▁are ▁typically ▁what ▁individual ▁transl ators ▁use ▁to ▁complete ▁transl ations . ▁They ▁are ▁programs ▁that ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁transl ator ▁download s ▁and ▁install s ▁on ▁his / her ▁desktop ▁computer . ▁ ▁Server - based ▁or ▁Central ised : ▁Central ized ▁translation ▁memory ▁systems ▁store ▁T M ▁on ▁a ▁central ▁server . ▁They ▁work ▁together ▁with ▁desktop ▁T M ▁and ▁can ▁increase ▁T M ▁match ▁rates ▁by ▁ 3 0 – 6 0 % ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁T M ▁le verage ▁att ained ▁by ▁desktop ▁T M ▁alone . ▁ ▁Function s ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁a ▁summary ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁functions ▁of ▁a ▁translation ▁memory . ▁ ▁Off - line ▁functions ▁ ▁Import ▁ ▁This ▁function ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁transfer ▁a ▁text ▁and ▁its ▁translation ▁from ▁a