Mar 15, 2019 09:53
5 yrs ago
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German term
Switzerland
Technical Translator & Engineer
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
TOC
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
I'm working on a Interior work according to standard description of building and furnishings spec. document and "TOC" appears after dates throughout the document: Planstand 04.07.2018 TOC etc..
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Time of Completion, Time of Change, Tools of Change |
Ali Göznek
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| 4 | TOC |
Alexander Schleber (X)
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| 3 -1 | Table of contents |
Peter Ward
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| 2 | Theory of Constraints |
D. I. Verrelli
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Proposed translations
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13 mins
Peter Ward
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Fast, reliable, technical, IT experience
Native in: English (Variants: Wales / Welsh, British, Scottish, UK, US)
Works in: German to English
Table of contents
Declined
Don't really know whether it helps, but in a document TOC normally means Table of Contents.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Alexander Schleber (X)
: For English that is correct but what does it have to do with a date?
12 mins
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| disagree |
D. I. Verrelli
: That seems pretty unlikely for the context described.
114 days
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24 mins
Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Related KudoZ points
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25
TOC
Declined
TOC is most frequenmtly defined as "total operating cost".
In a position behind a date this can be meant as "time of completion".
There are almost no German definitions for TOC or these refer back to the English meaning.
In a position behind a date this can be meant as "time of completion".
There are almost no German definitions for TOC or these refer back to the English meaning.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
D. I. Verrelli
: I suspect that this is the best choice, leaving it as an abbreviation.
114 days
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38 mins
Ali Göznek
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in German
Works in field
Türkiye
30 years GE/EN/FR/TR/translator
Native in: German , Turkish 
Works in: German to Turkish, English to Turkish, Turkish to English, and 7 more.
Time of Completion, Time of Change, Tools of Change
Declined
After Date at the beginning, it may be Time of Completion or Time of Change.
https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/TOC
https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/TOC
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
philgoddard
: How can you have three different answers with a confidence of 5?
2 hrs
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I do not know the context. But I am very sure that the answer is among my suggestions. You can use one of them without any doubt. And the answers are not much different. Only one word differs for each.
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114 days
D. I. Verrelli
Australia
Australia
Native in English
Australia
Translator with Ph.D. in engineering.
Native in: English (Variants: UK, Australian, New Zealand, Singaporean, Canadian, US, British)
Works in: German to English, Indonesian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Theory of Constraints
Declined
The consensus seems to be that this is an English abbreviation, and given that it appears many times throughout your document, it is probably best to leave it as an abbreviation.
Nevertheless, to throw in another 2¢, "Theory of Constraints" is another candidate for what the abbreviation may stand for.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_constraints#Supply_c...
In other words the status/inventory/progress etc. may have been calculated/estimated/predicted according to the Theory of Constraints, and this assumption is being explicitly indicated each time in your document. Perhaps relevant if there were some doubt about how such forecasts would be generated.
Nevertheless, to throw in another 2¢, "Theory of Constraints" is another candidate for what the abbreviation may stand for.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_constraints#Supply_c...
In other words the status/inventory/progress etc. may have been calculated/estimated/predicted according to the Theory of Constraints, and this assumption is being explicitly indicated each time in your document. Perhaps relevant if there were some doubt about how such forecasts would be generated.
Discussion
It sounds like you have the answer to your previous question!