Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Rastend/Tastend
English translation:
latching/non-latching
Added to glossary by
David Williams
Jul 4, 2012 14:39
11 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
Rastend/Tastend
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Media / Multimedia
Broadcasting
Context:
"Es sind rastende oder tastende Knöpfe konfigurierbar. Rastende Funktion bedeutet, dass nur eine Schaltung beim Drücken des Knopfes ausgelöst wird und beim wiederholten Drücken eine Rückschaltung ausgeführt wird. Bei tastender Funktion wird schon beim Loslassen des Knopfes die Rückschaltung ausgelöst."
Also abbreviated to Rast/Tast:
"Das digitale Signal „Rast/Tast-Umschaltung“ ist für die variable Rast/Tast-Umschaltung vorgesehen."
This is about a controller used in broadcasting. In general, rastend & tastend would seem to be "self-locking" and "spring-return" buttons, but, in the light of the above definition, I'm not convinced that these are the right terms here. Also, what would "Rast/Tast" be, in the light of that?
* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Manual
* Target audience: Broadcasting engineers
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): British English
"Es sind rastende oder tastende Knöpfe konfigurierbar. Rastende Funktion bedeutet, dass nur eine Schaltung beim Drücken des Knopfes ausgelöst wird und beim wiederholten Drücken eine Rückschaltung ausgeführt wird. Bei tastender Funktion wird schon beim Loslassen des Knopfes die Rückschaltung ausgelöst."
Also abbreviated to Rast/Tast:
"Das digitale Signal „Rast/Tast-Umschaltung“ ist für die variable Rast/Tast-Umschaltung vorgesehen."
This is about a controller used in broadcasting. In general, rastend & tastend would seem to be "self-locking" and "spring-return" buttons, but, in the light of the above definition, I'm not convinced that these are the right terms here. Also, what would "Rast/Tast" be, in the light of that?
* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Manual
* Target audience: Broadcasting engineers
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): British English
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | latching/non-latching |
Colin Rowe
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| 3 | Momentary and latching |
Edwin Miles
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| 3 | latching / momentary-action |
James LaRue
|
Proposed translations
11 mins
Colin Rowe
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
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latching/non-latching
This is what sprang to mind, but I am not sure where from... It might be worth further investigation.
Totally different context, but the description here seems to fit:
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=352222
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-07-04 14:52:13 GMT)
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Text from the site referenced above:
"A latching switch is on/off. One click and it performs a function. Another click opposite function. Non latching performs the action when your foot is on it and opposite function when you remove your foot, returning to initial state."
Totally different context, but the description here seems to fit:
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=352222
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-07-04 14:52:13 GMT)
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Text from the site referenced above:
"A latching switch is on/off. One click and it performs a function. Another click opposite function. Non latching performs the action when your foot is on it and opposite function when you remove your foot, returning to initial state."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
11 mins
Momentary and latching
This from the Schuckat.com site. Latching is "rastend" of course. Sorry, on a mobile, limited research possibilities.
14 mins
latching / momentary-action
Questions about these have been asked on Proz before. I put the links below.
The person who answered this question proviously (Ken Cox, on 17 Feb 2006) said, "There are two basic types of pushbutton switches: momentary action (actuated only as long as pressed) and latching (remains actuated after pressed until pressed again; also called 'alternating action)."
The person who answered this question proviously (Ken Cox, on 17 Feb 2006) said, "There are two basic types of pushbutton switches: momentary action (actuated only as long as pressed) and latching (remains actuated after pressed until pressed again; also called 'alternating action)."
Reference:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/electronics_elect_eng/1259401-tastend.html
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/German/mechanics_mech_engineering/753059-tastend_rastend.html
Note from asker:
| Ooooops! Mea culpa. Thank you! |
Discussion
There they describe "momentary mode," "toggle mode" (which sounds the same as what we've been calling "latching") and "latching mode" (which is different again). Not trying to confuse the issue, as I think "latching mode" in your context is probably right, but just to confirm that these expressions are in general use. Google provides other examples, too.
Would Tastbetrieb thus be "non-latching mode" or "momentary-action/momentary mode"?
"Wenn der Zustand des digitalen Signals FALSE ist, arbeitet der Controller im Tastbetrieb. Ist das digitale Signal auf TRUE gesetzt, wird im Rastbetrieb gearbeitet."