Producing a rough or outline translation of a text to provide an insight into the subject and overall content of the Cross-referencesource text. Being less expensive and less time-consuming than a "proper" (or "custom") translation, gisting can be used, for example, to determine whether a text contains useful information before a custom translation is commissioned. The term gisting is sometimes used in connection with Cross-referencemachine translation, which is used by some translation providers for that purpose.