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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Décoqueur

English translation:

lock/security/anti-theft case key/unlocker/unlocking magnet

Added to glossary by Ruth Hill
Sep 6, 2022 16:22
2 yrs ago
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French term

Décoqueur

French to English Other Retail
The context is an interview with a French store selling electronic products. They have recently implemented a new checkout system. The checkout system that they are using (an electronic device with a large touchscreen) also produces a mobile version, but the interviewee explains why they chose not to use it in their store:

"On s’est rendu compte qu’il nous fallait une petite tablette à côté, un petit meuble roulant pour poser des sacs, pour avoir un décoqueur, enfin, voilà, donc pas trop adapté par rapport à nos produits vendus, quoi."

I can't find "décoqueur" in any dictionary but my best guess is that it's something to do with anti-theft devices because this is mentioned at another point in the interview. The only reference I could find for this was this record of a court case: https://www.doctrine.fr/d/CA/Versailles/2016/R7E0798DD3A9AD8...

The relevant sentence is this: "Vous avez utilisé un décoqueur afin de retirer la coque d’antivol de trois jeux vidéo que vous avez dissimulé ensuite dans votre dos".

Does anyone have any suggestions? My first thought was "security tag remover" but "coque" would imply something completely encasing the item.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 lock/security/anti-theft case key/unlocker/unlocking magnet
4 Détacheur antivol
4 (security case) decoupler
References
OneKEY
Change log

Sep 6, 2022 18:45: philgoddard changed "Field" from "Bus/Financial" to "Other"

Discussion

Ruth Hill (asker) Sep 9, 2022:
Thank you very much, everyone!
FPC Sep 7, 2022:
Myriam Yes, the "coque" is the security or anti-theft case . The device to open it can be called with different names. If it's the case that fits into the device I see it's often referred to as 'decoupler' or ('unlocker' or 'magnet'), if the device fits into a kind of lock on the case it can be an 'unlocker' or 'key'.
Wolf Draeger Sep 7, 2022:
Myriam My point is that since the store sells a wide range of products the décoqueur presumably works for several of them, unlike a decoupler which appears only to apply to DVD cases.

In your refs the security DVD case appears to have replaced the ordinary DVD case, so the customer takes the unlocked or decoupled case home, which I don't think is the case (!) with security devices that enclose the packaged product (e.g. a hard drive or smartphone or radio or earphones). The coque isn't, or doesn't replace, the packaging.

Also, décoqueur may be used here loosely to include détacheur, it's not clear from the ST.
Myriam Seers Sep 6, 2022:
@ Wolf Re your comment that the question relates to security cases or tags for all kinds of electronics, that is not what "coques" are. A "coque" in this context is a security case that encloses an item, most commonly CDs and DVDs but not exclusively. A security tag is an "étiquette antivol". A "décoqueur" is to remove "coques". That is a decoupler.
They may have security tag removers in the store as well, but those are not "décoqueurs", they are "détacheurs antivol".
Myriam Seers Sep 6, 2022:
security case decoupler I believe that this type of device is called a security case decoupler. See the links in my proposed entry.
Wolf Draeger Sep 6, 2022:
Here's another link To that court case Ruth mentioned:
https://justice.pappers.fr/decision/23fbcddf2f780e814141ffe1...
Tony M Sep 6, 2022:
@ Asker Many smaller items are indeed enclosed in a hinged plastic case that has a security fastening — the kind of thing that is usually referred to as a 'coque'

Here is on example of the kind of thing:
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Supermarket-anti-thef...
Wolf Draeger Sep 6, 2022:
Logically I think Ruth your first thought is correct and this is a security tag remover. If a coque were some kind of case or cover or clamshell, it would be part of the packaging and not removed in-store. Security tags come in all shapes and sizes and are more likely for high-value consumer goods like electronics.

Edit: now I'm not so sure. Could be a case after all with a mechanism unlocked or disabled with a special (portable?) key.
Ruth Hill (asker) Sep 6, 2022:
@Wolf No, I have no idea! That wasn't mentioned at all
Wolf Draeger Sep 6, 2022:
Ruth Do you know if all, or how many, of those items have a coque? And whether the store has only one or more than one type of décoqueur?
Ruth Hill (asker) Sep 6, 2022:
@Phil and Wolf Just to clarify (sorry, I should have specified) the store in my interview isn't actually Carrefour, but they do sell video games. In the case of Carrefour, the person stole Nintendo DS games, which have fairly small cases. The store in my interview sells all types of items, so from the smallest things like small toys to big TVs.
philgoddard Sep 6, 2022:
Wolf They're video games.
Wolf Draeger Sep 6, 2022:
What kind of items Does the store sell? Would an antitheft case or cover be practical? My first thought is also that a coque is some kind of security tag. These can get quite big and bulky relative to the item, so maybe coque is a colloquial term for them?
Emmanuella Sep 6, 2022:
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/retail/3209344-...

Proposed translations

+5
41 mins
Selected

lock/security/anti-theft case key/unlocker/unlocking magnet

You got the idea right, it's about opening a lock case aka security/anti-theft case/box
Choose any option among those separated by a slash. Like
https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/magnetic-key-for-anti-t...
Note from asker:
Thank you very much for your helpful suggestions! Actually, it's mentioned elsewhere in the interview that the new checkout system automatically demagnetises the items once they have been paid for, so the anti-theft system definitely does involve magnets! What do you think of "security demagnetiser"? This avoids the issue of not knowing exactly what product the "coque" refers to
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : We don't know that it's a magnet, though.
12 mins
Ok (it's just one possibility)
agree Anastasia Kalantzi
31 mins
agree AllegroTrans : leave out "magnet"
58 mins
Ok
agree Wolf Draeger : I'd go with "key" or "unlocker" to cover all the different devices it unlocks.
3 hrs
Ok
agree Stephanie Benoist
19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much!"
10 mins

Détacheur antivol

C'est un instrument / machine pour enlever les antivols.
Reference:

https://www.smob.fr/securite-magasin/detacheur-antivol-magasin-professionnel/

Note from asker:
Merci!
Peer comment(s):
neutral FPC : It's correct but she needs an English term
9 mins
neutral AllegroTrans : English was asked for, not an explanation/synonym
1 hr
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5 hrs

(security case) decoupler

Note from asker:
Thank you!
Peer comment(s):
neutral Wolf Draeger : Those refs all relate to CV/DVD cases only, and the patent is over 25 years old. // The question relates to cases (or tags) for all kinds of consumer electronics.
1 hr
I thought that's what we were talking about; the coques being the cases. Or have I missed something?
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Reference comments

4 hrs
Reference:

OneKEY

This is only one example of the keys or unlockers/detachers that are out there. I had no idea there were so many different types of retail product locking mechanisms and devices.

See in particular:
https://invue.com/retail-security/packaged-merchandise/
https://invue.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/safers_ss_02051...
https://invue.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pkg-wrap-ss-081...

I think the one in Ruth's case is more likely to be for locks on the product itself, rather than on the shelf or peg, as the lock is disabled by the cashier at the till, rather than a salesperson on the floor.
Reference:

http://invue.com/retail-security/#security

http://invue.com/products/onekey-ecosystem

Note from asker:
Thank you, this is very helpful! Yes, the locks are definitely on the products themselves, as they are being taken to the "mobile checkout" and unlocked there. I think something like the key in the links is likely - a universal key that unlocks all kinds of anti-theft devices since only one is needed at the checkout.
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