Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
briefvariabelen
English translation:
variable fields
Added to glossary by
Bryan Crumpler
Jun 24, 2004 15:09
19 yrs ago
Dutch term
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briefvariabelen
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This appeared in a table, which is a log of all the modifications and updates to this huge freaking (cryptic) document I am working on. Haha...
All that I have is the date, the version number of the draft, the writer/author, and an explanation.
In one of the explanations, it merely states:
"Wijzigingen briefvariabelen"
Any idea what these might be?
All that I have is the date, the version number of the draft, the writer/author, and an explanation.
In one of the explanations, it merely states:
"Wijzigingen briefvariabelen"
Any idea what these might be?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | variable information in a letter |
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Jacqueline van der Spek
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Proposed translations
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variable information in a letter
Perhaps 'briefvariabelen' refers to the variable information in standard letters, such as name, address, salutation and so on.
Mail merge is a feature in Word. With mail merge you can merge boilerplate information (such as a form letter) with variable information (such as a database of names and addresses of customers). This way, you can have documents that are almost exactly the same: the substance of the documents is the same for every customer, yet each document is customized to a particular individual in your database.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=212329&produc...
Mail merge is a feature in Word. With mail merge you can merge boilerplate information (such as a form letter) with variable information (such as a database of names and addresses of customers). This way, you can have documents that are almost exactly the same: the substance of the documents is the same for every customer, yet each document is customized to a particular individual in your database.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=212329&produc...
Peer comment(s):
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Saskia Steur (X)
: or perhaps "variable fields" in the basic letter to be merged
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I agree they are probably using fields to enter the variable information into a boilerplate document.
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Kate Hudson (X)
: Yup I think Saskia's hit the nail on the head.
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I agree. Thanks, Kate.
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Ton Remkes
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You're right. 'Probably' would have been more accurate. Before the asker's additional note, I was not quite sure if my interpretation was correct. Hence my relatively low confidence level (3). By now, I am feeling more confident (at least 4) ;-)
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Gabo Pena
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Got it (with clarification from Saskia). Thanx"
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Jacqueline van der Spek
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
25 years experience in medicine
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, German to Dutch, Spanish to Dutch, and 4 more.
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sorry, don't know the English word for it, but I do have an explanation in Dutch for you.
Briefvariabelen zijn velden die in standaardbrieven open gelaten zijn, zoals naam en adres van de geadresseerde, datum, aanhef etc zodat alleen die nog maar door de schrijver ingevuld hoeven te worden.
HTH,
Jacqueline
Briefvariabelen zijn velden die in standaardbrieven open gelaten zijn, zoals naam en adres van de geadresseerde, datum, aanhef etc zodat alleen die nog maar door de schrijver ingevuld hoeven te worden.
HTH,
Jacqueline
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