Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Austasten
English translation:
measuring
Added to glossary by
Julianne Rowland
Mar 11, 2007 19:32
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Austasten
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In a manual about a medium-voltage converter:
Da sie [Lichtwellenleiter] sehr biegsam und nicht spannungsführend sind, erleichtern sie das Austasten in unzugänglichen, problematischen und gefährdeten Bereichen.
What does Austasten refer to here and how can it be translated?
I thought about using something like "switch-off" or possible "blanked out," but I suspect there is a more appropriate term. Also, what is being "ausgetastet" - the transmission of light?
Thanks in advance.
Julianne
Da sie [Lichtwellenleiter] sehr biegsam und nicht spannungsführend sind, erleichtern sie das Austasten in unzugänglichen, problematischen und gefährdeten Bereichen.
What does Austasten refer to here and how can it be translated?
I thought about using something like "switch-off" or possible "blanked out," but I suspect there is a more appropriate term. Also, what is being "ausgetastet" - the transmission of light?
Thanks in advance.
Julianne
Proposed translations
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measuring
The Austasten in this context is something you would do with a testprobe or similar (Tastkopf in German).
It seems that "measuring" or "testing" would be appropriate translations for "austasten" in this case.
It seems that "measuring" or "testing" would be appropriate translations for "austasten" in this case.
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Comment: "Thanks again, Tech Talk, and thanks also to everyone who made a peer coment. Although this term appears in a glossary entry and therefore does not provide much context, I believe that measuring (or performing measurements) is probably correct."
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Ruth Wiedekind
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scanning
In der Messtechnik verwendet. Könnte hier meines Ermessens gut passen. (Obwohl der angegebene Kontext nicht sehr umfangreich ist.)
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