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Sep 17, 2008 09:40
15 yrs ago
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German term

Informationstechnologie

German to English Tech/Engineering IT (Information Technology)
Ich habe hier ein Problem, die Begriffe Unterhaltungselektronik, Informationselektronik und Informationstechnologie voneinander abzugrenzen.

Von einem Kunden erhielt ich neulich folgende Antwort für einen USB-Joystick:

der Begriff „Unterhaltungselektronik“ bezieht sich auf Gerät wie TV, DVD-Player und Geräte, welche z.B. Home-Cinema-Komponenten beinhalten. Der Begriff IT bezieht sich auf PC und deren Komponenten. Also bei diesem Produkt ist es NOTWENDIG den Begriff Informationselektronik zu verwenden..."

Nun bin ich (ehrlich gesagt) noch unsicherer als vorher, da IT ja im Deutschen auch so verwendet bzw. als Informationstechnologie bezeichnet wird...

Nun stellt sich mir die Frage, ob man hier im Englischen einfach Information Technology schreiben kann/soll oder ob ein anderer Begriff speziell für den Bereich der Elektronik zu verwenden ist (Information Engineering??).
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 IT equipment and IT peripherals
3 +2 IT electronics
3 +1 Consumer electronics
References
In Taiwan, at least, it seems common to...

Discussion

Roy Williams Sep 17, 2008:
Is this joystick part of a game system or does it have an industrial purpose?
Roy Williams Sep 17, 2008:
IT Terms Does this mean that gaming components full under IT these days? I wouldn't be suprised.

Proposed translations

+1
1 hr
Selected

IT equipment and IT peripherals

I assume the "elektronik" are the peripherals in this case.

Consumer electronics - Unterhaltungselektronik
IT peripherals - Informationselektronik
IT equipment - Informationstechnologie

IT Equipment
AT&T DataComm, Cisco Equipment. Hewlett-Packard, Computer equipment, software peripherals and related services. Dell Computer Corp. Computers ...
redding.calstate.edu/es/csp/storetemplate.cfm?storeid=1 - 11k

Gizmo Coded Name Blog // Recent Blog Entries // peripherals ...
Sony IT Peripherals division announced the launch of the SRSZX1; a unique high- end 2.0 speaker featuring an enriched sound range and fuller bass sound ...
www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/gizmo-coded-name/posts/tag/periph...
Peer comment(s):
agree Bernhard Sulzer
5 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you for the helpful suggestions!"
+1
35 mins

Consumer electronics

As far as Im aware, a joystick would fall under "Unterhaltungselektronik",Which along with televisions gaming systems, radio/stero equipment is commonly described as consumer electronics (in the US). Information technology as I understand it refers to the the storage/exchange/manipulation of information. Whether both hard and software are covered under this term I can't say.
Peer comment(s):
agree Nandini Vivek : as a translation for Unterhaltungselektronik
52 mins
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+2
31 mins

IT electronics

a few links and suggestions:
http://www.informationselektronik.at/
This would suggest information engineering
http://www.tuv.com/de/en/information_technology_equipment.ht...
This refers to products (based on information technology) - IT products and IT equipment - although I am not convinced.
http://www.int.uni-rostock.de/index.php?id=97
communications engineering
http://www.ug.dk/internationalt.aspx?article_id=english-itel...
IT electronics might be usable because it can refer to products.

I would leave Informationstechnologie as information technology; the suggestions are for Informationselektronik

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Note added at 49 mins (2008-09-17 10:30:14 GMT)
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one could add "products": IT electronics products

http://www.hiddenwires.co.uk/resourcesarticles/articles20030...
consumer and IT electronics products
Peer comment(s):
agree Arkadiusz Witek
2 mins
thank you, Arkadiusz!
agree Nandini Vivek
57 mins
thank you, Nandini!
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Reference comments

2 hrs
Reference:

In Taiwan, at least, it seems common to make a distinction between "consumer electronics" and "information electronics", with information electronics referring to computers and peripherals.

This chapter begins with a discussion on the development of Taiwan's information electronics (computers and peripherals) segment of the industry in section 4.1 (p. 31)

Consumer electronics products once played a vital role in Taiwan's electronics industry, accounting for some 20 to 30 percent of total production value and exports. Surging information electronics, accompanied by the stiff appreciation of the NT dollar and a steep jump in labor costs, have hurt the local consumer electronics industry, … (p. 58)
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JR8KHgM4yLIC&pg=PA58&lpg=...

Company example:
http://www.nuvoton.com/hq/enu/ProductAndSales/Applications/I...
http://www.nuvoton.com/hq/enu/ProductAndSales/Applications/C...

As WilRoy says, a USB joystick would normally come under consumer electronics, and the Nuvoton references would appear to confirm this.
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