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English translation: display/print option

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Ausgabestelle (Sw. Ger.)
English translation:display/print option
Entered by: Rowan Morrell

00:07 Oct 2, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Alarm Generation
German term or phrase: Ausgabestelle
"Alarme müssen über folgende Ausgabestellen visualisiert werden:

-­ Alarm Popup
­- Alarmviewer (immer im Vordergrund und kann ausgedruckt werden)
­- Drucker"

Talking about the generation of alarms in some computer program or other. The standard "dictionary" translation of "Ausgabestelle" is "issuing office", but this is COMPLETELY WRONG in the present context. Here, "Ausgabestellen" refers to the alarm popup, alarm viewer and printer. Nothing whatsoever to do with any offices. So what does it mean here? Issuing points? TIA for any light you can shed on this most unusual use of the word "Ausgabestelle".
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 17:05
display option
Explanation:
Alarms are to be visualized by means of the following display options.



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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-02 01:53:05 GMT)
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or
The following display options are to be used to visualize the alarms.
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Susan Zimmer
United States
Local time: 01:05
Grading comment
These terms appeared elsewhere in the text in a context that seemed to confirm "display option" as the correct answer. However, in line with Armorel's peer comment, I think I might enter "display/print option" in the glossary. Thanks to everyone for their assistance and apologies for the slow grading.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5display option
Susan Zimmer
4 +1output option
Languageman
2 +2output area
Hildegard Klein-Bodenheimer (X)


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
output area


Explanation:
Could it be that they are just talking about an area where these things have to be made available?
*Output area - A part of storage that has been reserved for output data. Also known as output block.*
http://www.answers.com/topic/output-area?cat=technology
I am not sure about this, just a first thought.

Hildegard Klein-Bodenheimer (X)
Germany
Local time: 07:05
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sangeeta Joshi
3 hrs
agree  JohnGBell: The alarm must be displayed in the following (output) areas:
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
display option


Explanation:
Alarms are to be visualized by means of the following display options.



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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-02 01:53:05 GMT)
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or
The following display options are to be used to visualize the alarms.


Susan Zimmer
United States
Local time: 01:05
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
These terms appeared elsewhere in the text in a context that seemed to confirm "display option" as the correct answer. However, in line with Armorel's peer comment, I think I might enter "display/print option" in the glossary. Thanks to everyone for their assistance and apologies for the slow grading.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steve Palmer (X): the second option is preferable IMHO
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Steve!
agree  Armorel Young: possibly even display/print options, since they can either be displayed on-screen or printed out
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Amorel!
agree  Michael Harris
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michael!
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ingeborg!
agree  milinad
1 day 3 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
output option


Explanation:
Dare I suggest that combining both the previous suggestions might be preferable. As Armorel implies in her comment, a printer would not usually be referred to as a display in English, nor, in my opinion, would a printer be referred to as an 'area'.

Languageman
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:05
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters
55 mins
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