Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

epidemic failure

German translation:

epidemischer Produktfehler (Serienfehler)

Added to glossary by Sandra Gerstner (X)
Nov 7, 2006 10:04
18 yrs ago
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English term

epidemic failure

English to German Medical Medical: Instruments
***epidemic failure*** means the repeat of a similar type of failure of Product or part thereof not caused by normal wear and tear which is present in at least ... of ... consecutively delivered Products to Buyer.

Wer hat eine Idee oder weiß, wie ***epidemic failure*** im Dt. bezeichnet wird?
Schon immer vielen Dank!

Proposed translations

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epidemischer Produktfehler (Serienfehler)

http://www.barkawi.com/de/inhalte/publikationen/artikel.html
Früherkennung epidemischer Produktfehler in der Supply Chain


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Note added at 21 mins (2006-11-07 10:25:29 GMT)
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http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=serienfehler&meta=
Peer comment(s):

agree Siegfried Armbruster
2 hrs
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : website checks out; good source
2 hrs
disagree Oktay Ardan (X) : a "Produktfehler" does not necessarily warrant a failure in a product....
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Vielen Dank an alle!"
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17 mins

(epidemischer) Befall

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Peer comment(s):

disagree rainerc (X) : and with CL 4!!
11 mins
Stimmt! hab nicht richtig gelesen.
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6 hrs

epidemischer Produktausfall

a failure is should not be described as "fehler"....a fehler does not warrant a "failure"....therefore my translation...whatever it is worth....
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