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"Computer Aided Translation" is a computer program that assists translators in efficiently translating text documents.
It is Computer-Assisted Translation. It helps translators and linguists in increasing translation production.
CAT tools are softwares that help translators to translate text documents efficiently and rapidly while preserving terminology consistency and coherence (SDL Trados, Wordfast).
The word "CAT" is an abbreviation for" computer assisted translation" which are programs used to make translation process is more efficient. The following link shows a transcription of a video explaining the meaning of CAT tools.
http://www.sdltrados.com/solutions/cat-tools/translation-101-what-is-a-cat-tool.html
Dear Mohammed,
You need to check: Computer-assisted translation (CAT) in Wikipedia through the following link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-assisted_translation
CAT are Computer-aided Translation systems. These are software applications created specifically to facilitate the human translation (in terms of speed and consistency).
It's a computer-assisted Translation to support and facilitate the translation process