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上位1bit

English translation: upper one bit

08:32 Jul 24, 2008
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications)
Japanese term or phrase: 上位1bit
Context: 異常要因２(中分類)
※上位1bit＝0：DHT Initialization中のHOによる強制呼解放手順以外、上位1bit＝1：DHT Initialization中のHOによる強制呼解放手順

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OneTa
Local time: 18:04
English translation:upper one bit
Explanation:
"Upper one bit" is often used. See the URL below.
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summereye
Local time: 19:04
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Summary of answers provided
4high-order bit
makenaiboy (X)
4upper one bit
summereye
3 -2Uppermost bit
casey
1top(most) bit
Maynard Hogg


Discussion entries: 2





  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Uppermost bit


Explanation:
Very similar to an archived question.

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Note added at 27 mins (2008-07-24 09:00:46 GMT)
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Actually, 上位1bit was "most significant bit." Sorry.

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/japanese_to_english/it_information...

casey
United States
Local time: 06:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  makenaiboy (X): My understanding is that "most significant bit" would be translated as "最上位のビット"
1 hr
  -> Not sure there's a difference between 最上位のビット and 上位1ビット.
disagree  Maynard Hogg: Try "top." Less typing.
6 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
high-order bit


Explanation:
Examples below. Translated as high-order bit. My dictionary also suggest high-order bit.

http://soft.bko.to/rfc/rfc2279jp.txt

http://suika.fam.cx/~wakaba/documents/rfc-ja/rfc1428-ja.html

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos8/Glossary/Con...

makenaiboy (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maynard Hogg: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3629, which has replaced RFC2279, uses "higher-order bit(s)."
6 days
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
upper one bit


Explanation:
"Upper one bit" is often used. See the URL below.


    Reference: http://www.wikipatents.com/jp/2005136781.html
    Reference: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4047011.html
summereye
Local time: 19:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Japanese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AniseK
2 hrs
disagree  Maynard Hogg: You're really scraping the bottom of the barrel with those patent sites.
6 days
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
top(most) bit


Explanation:
Plural: top X bits

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Note added at 6 days (2008-07-30 23:26:56 GMT) Post-grading
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http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3629, which has replaced RFC2279, uses "higher-order bit(s)," but I'll stick with colloquial "top."

Maynard Hogg
Canada
Local time: 03:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 19
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