Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
ljustavla
English translation:
information display
Norwegian term
United Kingdom
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ljustavla
Electronic information board sounds too heavy - is there something neater perhaps?
Advice appreciated!
| 4 +3 | information display |
Per Bergvall
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| 4 +1 | matrix sign panel |
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
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| 4 | notice board |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 4 | Indicator panel |
Marianne Lindseth
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Proposed translations
Norway
Automotive, PC, IT: Fast, high quality
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
information display
| agree |
Tore Bjerkek
: or indicator panel
2 mins
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| agree |
Christine Andersen
: It's close to the Danish lystavle
37 mins
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| agree |
William [Bill] Gray
: This is the simplest, and probably commonly used form, but technically I think Hanne has the explanation! And she has it in "godt norsk"!
1 hr
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Ireland
Reliable and accurate
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Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
notice board
Norway
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Indicator panel
Denmark
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matrix sign panel
EuroDicAutom:
Subject Transport (TR)
(1)
TERM lystavle
Definition: computer-controlled traffic signalling system in which the signal head consists of a set of light bulbs arranged as a matrix,i.e.in rows and columns,a number only of which are illuminated at any one time depending on the traffic signal required(f.ex.to indicate a speed limit of 3O mph sufficient bulbs are illuminated to depict the figure 3O)
(1)
TERM matrix sign
Note {NTE} matrix:used here in the computer sense
(2)
TERM matrix signalling
Reference doc.9416/86
Note {NTE} matrix:used here in the computer sense
(3)
TERM bulb matrix indicator
Note {NTE} matrix:used here in the computer sense
Each portable changeable message sign unit shall consist of a 3-line matrix sign panel, a controller unit, a power supply, and a structural support system all mounted on a trailer.
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William [Bill] Gray
: I think this would probably apply to such panels used within other fields as well, eg stock exchange information boards.
8 mins
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