Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

placa de caracteristicas

English translation:

specification plate

Added to glossary by Paul Edgar
Jun 27, 2002 12:23
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Placa de caracteristicas

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering
Hi everyone,
This comes from an instruction manual for an ice machine. Would "name plate" suffice? Is there any other technical name?

Proposed translations

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specification plaque/plate

I think caracteristicas conveys rather more information than the mere name.
Peer comment(s):

agree Henry Hinds : Specs.
1 hr
agree Alexandra Potts : And for gas boilers/cookers etc. it's often called a "data badge"
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This is just what I was looking for. EURODIC came up with name plate, but as you this carries a lot more information on it than just the name. Great. Thanks a lot, Paul"
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nameplate ratings/nameplate

The diccionario técnico that I have refers to it as such.
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specification sheet

sounds more familiar to me (thou don't know for your "placa")
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