Tentativar
English translation: snap
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| 09:34 May 10, 2012 |
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| 5 | tentative search / tentative text search |
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| 4 | snap |
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snap Explanation: The reason why there are virtually no relevant results for this is that it is a term that the developers of this Spanish software have coined themselves. I don't think it is used elsewhere. I'll give some examples that have led me to this, suppressing the name of the company and the program and the URLs. "Modos de búsqueda: Selección y tentativado de entidades Durante la restitución y edición con [PROGRAM] y [PROGRAM] es necesario realizar la selección de entidades mediante tentativos. El tentativar a una entidad equivale a su selección, a su enganche. En [PROGRAM] existen doce modos diferentes de cazado de entidades que se podrán seleccionar mediante las órdenes MODOB: Activa la modalidad de búsqueda o enganche. CAMB_MODOB: Modifica el modo de búsqueda o de enganche. o bien mediante la barra de herramientas Tentativo." The following is from an English page on this software company's website, describing the 2006 edition of the program: "Snapping and search modes. The user will be able to choose from 12 different snap modes, this can be 2D and 3D, only snapping on vertex or just projection, searching of the Z of the entity that is being drawn, center of the segment that is being snapped on, ... Automatic Snap mode: Allows to specify the snapping mode for each code that is being registered and the ones that can be snapped on." And one from a similar Spanish document on their website: "Tentativos (modos de búsqueda de "snap"). Se disponen de 12 modos de búsqueda, los hay de 2D, de 3D, que únicamente buscan vértices, que únicamente buscan proyecciones, que buscan la Z de la entidad que se está registrando en una existente, que buscan el segmento medio de una entidad" I think you either use "snap" and its cognates (snapped, snappable, etc., with perhaps "search and snap" where appropriate), or invent a new term, as they have, which I would not venture to do myself. I wouldn't call it "tentativize", because really it's got nothing directly to do with the concept of being "tentative", and it wouldn't get the meaning across. "Snap mode" is an expression in use in CAD software. It seems best here to me. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-10 10:48:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In "tentativar textos", maybe it will come out as "snapping on texts". I think you'll have to adapt it to each context in English. |
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tentative search / tentative text search Explanation: William: I have analyzed the Spanish term “tentativar” and the expression “tentativar textos”. As I said before, this term is an invention of the developer of the photogrammetry program (programa fotogramétrico). The Real Academia Española doesn’t recognize “tentativar” as an approved word in the Spanish language. Who invented the term put together the adjective “tentativo/tentativa” with the verb “buscar” in infinitive tense with the intention to say in a short form: “búsqueda tentativa” or “lanzar búsqueda tentativa”. EXPLANATION: tentativar = tentativ+ar, “tentativ” from tentativo/tentativa and “ar” from “buscar” I believe that the developer invented the term “tentativar” to name two commands or functions of the program: “tentativar¨ (lanzar búsqueda tentativa) and “tentativar texto” (buscar tentativo texto). The invention of words is something normal in the technical environment of the programmers and developers of application software, like this photogrammetry program. But when somebody invents words that have special meanings, he/she has to include a glossary of technical words with the meanings of each word. If you want to translate this term to English, I think you have to write: “tentative search”. The verb “search” is the corrected translation of “buscar” in this case. Using “text” (texto), my suggestion is: “tentative text search”. In some cases, the writers of the user documentation of technical programs or web pages don’t translate the original names invented by the programmers. In those cases, they include a short explanation next or under the original term. My suggestion includes two main options: 1) Translate “tentativar” as “tentative search” (or “tentative text search”) 2) Write directly “Tentativar” and next the explanation: “tentative search” (or “tentative text search”). I hope this analysis helps you to your work. If you need more details or you don’t understand my explanation, please write me a message. Thank you, Domingo Trassens |
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11 hrs confidence:
Draft Explanation: Tentative, guess or temporary states are usually referred to as draft versions, for documents. It being within image management, perhaps you could use 'sketch'. It does sound like the developers have invented it. |
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