Where does “機械翻訳” come from?

機械翻訳 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 機械 — machine.

機械翻訳 (Japanese): machine translation

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Ancestry of “機械翻訳”, step by step

機械翻訳 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 機械

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1Japanese機械machine

via Japanese 翻訳

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Every word from Japanese 機械