Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
网络电磁空间
English translation:
cyberspace
Added to glossary by
Bin Tiede (X)
Oct 4, 2014 15:46
9 yrs ago
Chinese term
网络电磁空间
Chinese to English
Science
Computers (general)
电磁空间战电磁空间是继陆战场,海战场,空战场和天战场网络电磁空间作为人类开辟的第五维空间，
Proposed translations
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| 3 | cyberspace |
Phil Hand
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| 4 +1 | Cyber-Electromagnetic Space (Spectrum) |
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Proposed translations
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cyberspace
"After land, sea, air and space, warfare has entered the fifth domain: cyberspace."
"technological progress...has also inevitably opened new military theatres of operation to the battlespace...another one of these theatres has entered the conventional domains of land, sea, air, and space — cyberspace."
"technological progress...has also inevitably opened new military theatres of operation to the battlespace...another one of these theatres has entered the conventional domains of land, sea, air, and space — cyberspace."
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Cyber-Electromagnetic Space (Spectrum)
网络电磁空间
Cyber- Electromagnetic Space (Spectrum / Environment)
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2014-10-05 17:01:13 GMT)
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Quotes from the referenced article:
“Cyber is but one of several physical operating milieus exploited in the conduct of information operations, and the term cyber itself presently ignores other EM considerations.”
“... that is, the physical transmission of electromagnetic energy in order to physically manipulate electrons for the purposes of conveying information. It is the interaction of energy and electrons that wholly describes this environment. As this is the same thing that occurs in the greater electromagnetic battlespace, we may regard cyber as simply a subset of an all-encompassing EM environment.
Therefore, five physically distinct operating environments exist: land, air, maritime, space and electromagnetic (EM), where cyber is currently a subset of EM.”
Cyber- Electromagnetic Space (Spectrum / Environment)
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2014-10-05 17:01:13 GMT)
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Quotes from the referenced article:
“Cyber is but one of several physical operating milieus exploited in the conduct of information operations, and the term cyber itself presently ignores other EM considerations.”
“... that is, the physical transmission of electromagnetic energy in order to physically manipulate electrons for the purposes of conveying information. It is the interaction of energy and electrons that wholly describes this environment. As this is the same thing that occurs in the greater electromagnetic battlespace, we may regard cyber as simply a subset of an all-encompassing EM environment.
Therefore, five physically distinct operating environments exist: land, air, maritime, space and electromagnetic (EM), where cyber is currently a subset of EM.”
Peer comment(s):
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Phil Hand
: I think literal translation is a mistake here. The article says that cyberspace is the standard term. It proposes a new concept (EM). But the Chinese is not proposing a new concept(?), so better to use established terms. We shouldn't use EM because of 电磁
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Thank you for the comment. But frankly, I hope you truly know and clearly understand the concept about 网络电磁空间 vs 网络空间.
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tanglsus
: I'll go with Cyber-Electromagnetic field, fifth (battle)field
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Thanks,tanglsus! The concept of EM has been there since Max Planck!
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Discussion
如果某英文文章在 “类似的句式”中使用了 cyberspace，译者是否就可以在其翻译中文“网络电磁空间” 时，忽略语境不译 “电磁” 这个术语，照搬英文句子？
值得一提的是:从所提供的句子判断, 原文并非诗歌散文;中文原文是在陈述“电磁空间战”中，网络赖以运行的物理电磁环境(not the notional environment) ，可以成为另一个新的争战疆界. IMO，“电磁” 在这一"中文语境” 中是一个较为独立且至关重要的词。此外，英文 cyberspace 一词，目前并没有一个统一明确的定义 (according to F. D. Kramer there are 28 different definitions of the term cyberspace); 在这种情况下, 清楚地翻译出原文中 “电磁” 的概念显得更加必要。
姑且不谈“网络电磁空间” 与“网络空间”两个概念在社会科学，技术科学意义上的划分; 就翻译本身而言，上述忽略不译是否尊重了中文原文？
IMO, “ cyberspace ” 不是中文 “网络电磁空间”准确恰当的标准英译。