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Feb 24, 2022 10:25
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French term
tiroir optique
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
Fibre optical lines installation
This is the piece of equipment where a line terminates, its output basically goes to patching. It is a 19" rack-mounting unit, the cables come in at the rear and it normally has patching connectors on the front.
I have found 'optical tray' used quite a bit in EN; but I did fleetingly come across another term that seemed more technical, but sadly lost it again. I'm pretty sure the very literal 'optical drawer' is NOT right — I've only come across it in dubiously-translated FR sites!
Please can anyone remind me what the proper term is, and/or point me to any helpful terminological sources in this field?
Thanks!
I have found 'optical tray' used quite a bit in EN; but I did fleetingly come across another term that seemed more technical, but sadly lost it again. I'm pretty sure the very literal 'optical drawer' is NOT right — I've only come across it in dubiously-translated FR sites!
Please can anyone remind me what the proper term is, and/or point me to any helpful terminological sources in this field?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
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4 +1 | Patch Panel |
Drmanu49
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1 | optical slot |
Peter Field
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Change log
Feb 24, 2022 10:40: Platary (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
Proposed translations
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optical slot
Note from asker:
Thanks for your contribution Peter! Though 'slot' might work in an IT context, it is not appropriate here where we are talking about 19" rack-mounting devices. |
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chris collister
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Patch Panel
I think this is the closest Tony.
Panneau de brassage modulaire pour fibres optiques 1U
https://www.blackbox.fr › fr-fr › Panneau-de-brassage-...
Platine de brassage. Modular FO Patch Panel 1U. Modular FO Patch Panel 1U. JPE004F. 24,08 €. -. adaptateur. Adapter Type A, ST Multimode.
200-429 - Tiroir optique monomode ST 12 fibres 1U - Excel ...
https://excel-networking.com › ... › ST Fibre Patch Panels
Why Excel Fibre? PON Solution · Fibre Cable · Fibre Patch Panels · Fibre Patch Panel Cassettes · Fibre Breakout Boxes · Fibre Patch Boxes · Fibre Connectors & ...
Panneau de brassage modulaire pour fibres optiques 1U
https://www.blackbox.fr › fr-fr › Panneau-de-brassage-...
Platine de brassage. Modular FO Patch Panel 1U. Modular FO Patch Panel 1U. JPE004F. 24,08 €. -. adaptateur. Adapter Type A, ST Multimode.
200-429 - Tiroir optique monomode ST 12 fibres 1U - Excel ...
https://excel-networking.com › ... › ST Fibre Patch Panels
Why Excel Fibre? PON Solution · Fibre Cable · Fibre Patch Panels · Fibre Patch Panel Cassettes · Fibre Breakout Boxes · Fibre Patch Boxes · Fibre Connectors & ...
Note from asker:
Thanks, Manu! Although that is fortuitously often the case, it doesn't really work in all situations, and in my document, we find that "...this optical drawer may also sometimes be implemented as a patch panel' clearly requiring some distinction to be made. |
Discussion
I have also come across 'patch panel', which is looking like a good contender; they can be used for other purposes, but in my doc it looks like they are only being used for patching.