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点滅（漸次）

English translation: Pulsating LED

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Japanese term or phrase:点滅（漸次）LED
English translation:Pulsating LED
Entered by: Maynard Hogg

22:08 May 29, 2004
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Hardware / LED indicator
Japanese term or phrase: 点滅（漸次）
This term appeared in an Operation Guide for a scanner. I asked for clarification, but know I find that I don't have a succinct term in English.

ONになってからgraduallyにOFFになり、OFFになってから、ONになり、graduallyにOFFになる。。。つまり、…ONでパッと光る→蛍の光のように、徐々に暗くなっていきOFFになる→ONでパッと光る→徐々に暗くなっていきOFFになる。。。というのを繰り返します。つまり、ONになると、ゆっくり右肩下がりでOFFになります。
Maynard Hogg
Canada
Local time: 06:45
Flashing (Pulsating) or Blinking (Pulsating)
Explanation:
The Apple Powerbooks and iBooks come with a sleep LED which does something this. It pulsates slowly through off and on status, taking about 2 seconds per cycle.

A quick search appears to show that even part descriptions for the actual LED component also use the word "pulsating".

Reading from the description it sounds like "fading" might be a match, but if the light is gradually going on and off, then 'pulsating' might be a match.


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Note added at 2004-05-31 17:19:57 (GMT)
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Another less scientific term used is \"throbbing\" - again ,this only applies of the light slowly goes on AND off.
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Kurt Hammond
United States
Local time: 06:45
Grading comment
Pulsating is the word I used.
Note that blinking doesn't work because the manual uses that for on/off blinking patterns.
Speaking of pulses, it's a sawtooth shape, not a square pulse.
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4fading LED
shhogg
1 +1Flashing (Pulsating) or Blinking (Pulsating)
Kurt Hammond


  

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fading LED


Explanation:
Maynard,

I found the following reference to fading LEDs in English. They describe what appears to be a similar sequence to what you have described above.

Hope this helps.


    Reference: http://65.75.165.221/projects/motor_light/022/
shhogg
Local time: 08:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Flashing (Pulsating) or Blinking (Pulsating)


Explanation:
The Apple Powerbooks and iBooks come with a sleep LED which does something this. It pulsates slowly through off and on status, taking about 2 seconds per cycle.

A quick search appears to show that even part descriptions for the actual LED component also use the word "pulsating".

Reading from the description it sounds like "fading" might be a match, but if the light is gradually going on and off, then 'pulsating' might be a match.


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2004-05-31 17:19:57 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Another less scientific term used is \"throbbing\" - again ,this only applies of the light slowly goes on AND off.


    Reference: http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&ie=UTF-8&q=%22pulsating...
Kurt Hammond
United States
Local time: 06:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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Pulsating is the word I used.
Note that blinking doesn't work because the manual uses that for on/off blinking patterns.
Speaking of pulses, it's a sawtooth shape, not a square pulse.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mike Maynerich: It might be a fade of sorts but the engineer's description would be a pulse (at some frequency) as you put it.
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