Feb 8, 2004 20:39
20 yrs ago
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French term
telex
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Le cheminement des câbles instruments locaux vers les passerelles à câbles sera réalisé dans des télex ou dans des tubes en acier galvanisé avec bagues de protection à chaque extrémité afin d'éviter de détériorer les câbles
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +4 | Brand name for cable enclosures I'm pretty sure |
zaphod
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5 +2 | get the client to specify exactly what he/she means |
cheungmo
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5 | Telex Rail |
Bourth (X)
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4 -1 | tape-punch |
Emanuela Galdelli
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
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Brand name for cable enclosures I'm pretty sure
In any event, it has nothing to do with the old tape punch telex machines.
I think Telex tubes are flexible enclosures through which communications cables are routed and I think, like Kleenex, it has become a generic word inthe industry.
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Note added at 2004-02-08 22:06:24 (GMT)
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http://www.telex.com/intercoms/products.nsf/pages/cxu
Check out this link
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Note added at 2004-02-08 22:10:23 (GMT)
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Might also be wireless communications, there is a telex company which manufactures antenna equipment as well. Hope this helps.
I think Telex tubes are flexible enclosures through which communications cables are routed and I think, like Kleenex, it has become a generic word inthe industry.
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Note added at 2004-02-08 22:06:24 (GMT)
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http://www.telex.com/intercoms/products.nsf/pages/cxu
Check out this link
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Note added at 2004-02-08 22:10:23 (GMT)
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Might also be wireless communications, there is a telex company which manufactures antenna equipment as well. Hope this helps.
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5 mins
tape-punch
see EuroDicAutom, synonim of perforatrice télégraphique.
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
zaphod
: Don't really think so, they'rte talking about communications cable routing, not old fashioned communications
1 hr
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4 hrs
get the client to specify exactly what he/she means
I'm not kidding.
Its a *very* bad idea to use a brand name as a generic name in specifications and technical manuals.
Legally, for example, it poses many problems: first of all, the client could be sued for diluting a trademark's goodwill; second, the end-user could risk liability for not using Telex-brand cable.
I've worked in technical fields most of my life and I've never heard of telex cable.
Is your client referring to BX cable (see the first link)? In other words, flexible coiled-metal-shield cable. If so, then the text should say "câble BX".
Is the client referring to NM (non-metallic) conduits?
Its a *very* bad idea to use a brand name as a generic name in specifications and technical manuals.
Legally, for example, it poses many problems: first of all, the client could be sued for diluting a trademark's goodwill; second, the end-user could risk liability for not using Telex-brand cable.
I've worked in technical fields most of my life and I've never heard of telex cable.
Is your client referring to BX cable (see the first link)? In other words, flexible coiled-metal-shield cable. If so, then the text should say "câble BX".
Is the client referring to NM (non-metallic) conduits?
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Bourth (X)
: Yes, not good practice, but maybe that IS the brand they want. In my experience it is hardly a generic term in French.
6 hrs
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Good point, but if it is the brand they want, then they should use "Telex" with the cap and specify which Telex-brand cable.
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agree |
zaphod
: Good idea. I couldn't find any references, even in tech dictionaries which used the accent
10 hrs
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11 hrs
Telex Rail
Brand name.
<<Lorsque le nombre des câbles suivant un parcours commun sera supérieur à 3, ils seront disposés sur tablette, genre ***télex rail***, à raison d’une seule couche de câbles placés côte à côte ou sur chemins de câbles dans les conditions définies ci-avant. Ils seront alors fixés par des colliers, genre RILSAN>>
<<Installation and Process Connection
Connecting Box Installation
Installation of Telex Rail Trays
Cabling>>
<<Lorsque le nombre des câbles suivant un parcours commun sera supérieur à 3, ils seront disposés sur tablette, genre ***télex rail***, à raison d’une seule couche de câbles placés côte à côte ou sur chemins de câbles dans les conditions définies ci-avant. Ils seront alors fixés par des colliers, genre RILSAN>>
<<Installation and Process Connection
Connecting Box Installation
Installation of Telex Rail Trays
Cabling>>
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