Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Mess- und Zählwesen
English translation:
metering and measurement / measurement and metering
Added to glossary by
Rachel Ward
Sep 9, 2008 11:01
15 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
For the Love of Language
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Mess- und Zählwesen
German to English
Bus/Financial
Energy / Power Generation
This is from an outsourcing company's sales brochure explaining how it can help utility companies.
"Die Fusions- und Konzentrationsbewegungen am Markt erfordern eine umfassende Anpassung der Strukturen: Potenzialorientiertes Kundenbeziehungsmanagement, der Vertrieb eigener Netzleistungen, das Handling von Massenvorgängen wie Abrechnung, **Mess- und Zählwesen** sowie Vertragswechsel müssen medienbruchfrei, effizient und kundenorientiert abgewickelt werden."
"Die Fusions- und Konzentrationsbewegungen am Markt erfordern eine umfassende Anpassung der Strukturen: Potenzialorientiertes Kundenbeziehungsmanagement, der Vertrieb eigener Netzleistungen, das Handling von Massenvorgängen wie Abrechnung, **Mess- und Zählwesen** sowie Vertragswechsel müssen medienbruchfrei, effizient und kundenorientiert abgewickelt werden."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | metering and measurement / measurement and metering |
Steffen Walter
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| 4 -1 | measuring and counting system |
Ellen Kraus
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Change log
Sep 10, 2008 06:42: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Business/Commerce (general)" to "Energy / Power Generation"
Proposed translations
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34 mins
Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
Top-Notch Service | Direct Clients Only
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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128
Selected
metering and measurement / measurement and metering
The English equivalent to "Zählwesen" commonly used for water/gas/electricity etc. is "metering".
See relevant native references:
http://www.nwc.gov.au/www/html/247-water-metering-and-measur...
http://www.able.co.uk/flow.htm
http://www.wrcplc.co.uk/default.aspx?item=730
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Note added at 34 mins (2008-09-09 11:35:58 GMT)
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In this context, a "Zähler" is a meter (which is where "Zählwesen" derives from).
See relevant native references:
http://www.nwc.gov.au/www/html/247-water-metering-and-measur...
http://www.able.co.uk/flow.htm
http://www.wrcplc.co.uk/default.aspx?item=730
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Note added at 34 mins (2008-09-09 11:35:58 GMT)
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In this context, a "Zähler" is a meter (which is where "Zählwesen" derives from).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Steffen!"
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7 mins
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
measuring and counting system
bei dieser wörtlichen Übersetzung dürfte eigentlich nichts schiefgehen.
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Note added at 1 Stunde (2008-09-09 12:20:48 GMT)
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Volumetric gas flow switches are devices with a switch output used for measuring the flow or quantity of a moving gas in terms of a unit of volume per unit ...
Peer comment(s):
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Steffen Walter
: "Zählwesen" is "metering", as in "Gaszähler" = "gas (flow) meter". / What are you trying to prove with this definition? "Counting" is definitely inappropriate here.
28 mins
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Volumetric gas flow switches are devices with a switch output used for measuring the flow or quantity of a moving gas in terms of a unit of volume per unit ...
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