Aug 10, 2004 15:46
20 yrs ago
French term
FI
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers (general)
FI is a term which crops up frequently in a database of on-screen messages and other phrases related to telecommunications software.
I had thought at first that FI was faisceau d'information (in English IB, Information Bundle), but am not sure. Also, the abbreviations may well be from English, as many of the terms used in this text, most in fact I would say, use abbreviations of English terminology in both the French and English versions.
Some examples from the text are as follows:
Aucune valeur n'est associée au FI énuméré.
La valeur de l'index du FI est affichée telle quelle.
La valeur par défaut du FI énuméré n'est pas dans la liste associée.
Le FI n'est pas modifiable.
Transmission des données FI.
I'd be very grateful if anyone more experienced in the computer field could share their thoughts on this one...
I had thought at first that FI was faisceau d'information (in English IB, Information Bundle), but am not sure. Also, the abbreviations may well be from English, as many of the terms used in this text, most in fact I would say, use abbreviations of English terminology in both the French and English versions.
Some examples from the text are as follows:
Aucune valeur n'est associée au FI énuméré.
La valeur de l'index du FI est affichée telle quelle.
La valeur par défaut du FI énuméré n'est pas dans la liste associée.
Le FI n'est pas modifiable.
Transmission des données FI.
I'd be very grateful if anyone more experienced in the computer field could share their thoughts on this one...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Field - Champ |
Michel A.
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| 4 | IF |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 -1 | F1 |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 1 +1 | fiche OR fichier informatisé |
Tony M
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Proposed translations
12 mins
Selected
Field - Champ
Should stand for field or field information
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Went with Field Information in the end, and the client is to get back to me on the matter. Thanks to all."
18 mins
IF
Possibly Intermediate Frequency - Fréquence Intermédiaire,
but more likely
Image Frequency - Fréquence Image
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Note added at 27 mins (2004-08-10 16:13:38 GMT)
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NOT
image frequency: In radio reception using heterodyning in the tuning process, an undesired input frequency that is capable of producing the same intermediate frequency (IF) that the desired input frequency produces. (188) Note: The term image arises from the mirror-like symmetry of signal and image frequencies about the beating-oscillator frequency.
BUT
De fait, les jeux 3D exigent des fréquences image rapides ; en outre, puisque chaque image de l\'action d\'un jeu doit être redessinée aussi vite que possible, ils poussent régulièrement le processeur graphique à ses limites. La fréquence image (ou la vitesse à laquelle chaque image de la partie en cours est redessinée) est un facteur essentiel, puisque plus elle est élevée, plus le nombre d\'images générées est important, ce qui permet d\'avoir un rendu particulièrement lisse des effets, proche de la qualité cinéma.
Microprocessor Controlled Graphics Modes
12 modes, including 9 user definable modes
Input Signal
Line Frequency
31.5 - 63 kHz multi-frequency
Image Frequency (Refresh Rate)
56.3 - 75.0 Hz
Actually, the terms SVGA and XGA are not used much anymore. Instead we are looking at resolution, image frequency and color depth.
but more likely
Image Frequency - Fréquence Image
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Note added at 27 mins (2004-08-10 16:13:38 GMT)
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NOT
image frequency: In radio reception using heterodyning in the tuning process, an undesired input frequency that is capable of producing the same intermediate frequency (IF) that the desired input frequency produces. (188) Note: The term image arises from the mirror-like symmetry of signal and image frequencies about the beating-oscillator frequency.
BUT
De fait, les jeux 3D exigent des fréquences image rapides ; en outre, puisque chaque image de l\'action d\'un jeu doit être redessinée aussi vite que possible, ils poussent régulièrement le processeur graphique à ses limites. La fréquence image (ou la vitesse à laquelle chaque image de la partie en cours est redessinée) est un facteur essentiel, puisque plus elle est élevée, plus le nombre d\'images générées est important, ce qui permet d\'avoir un rendu particulièrement lisse des effets, proche de la qualité cinéma.
Microprocessor Controlled Graphics Modes
12 modes, including 9 user definable modes
Input Signal
Line Frequency
31.5 - 63 kHz multi-frequency
Image Frequency (Refresh Rate)
56.3 - 75.0 Hz
Actually, the terms SVGA and XGA are not used much anymore. Instead we are looking at resolution, image frequency and color depth.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: yes intermediate frequency...in telecoms
14 mins
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| disagree |
Tony M
: Sorry Alex, but I think this is highly unlikely, being used in the contexts as given [Ducks!]
24 mins
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Write 100 times, Alex: "I must not venture into Dusty's territory". I must not venture ...
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-1
3 mins
F1
Declined
It's the computer key in the top left hand corner of the keyboard. Next to the Escape Key.
Function Key 1= F1
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Note added at 4 mins (2004-08-10 15:50:41 GMT)
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Otherwise, I have no clue
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Note added at 32 mins (2004-08-10 16:18:54 GMT)
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Bourth is right:
Intermediate Frequency
SIGLES et ABREVIATIONS compilation de F5LBD, F5BTT et F5TDJ le 19 ...
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... de F5LBD et F5BTT SIGLES ANGLAIS FRANCAIS ... Union Internationale des Télécommunications
Union JARL ... passante des circuits de fréquences intermédiaires (FI). ...
f6iie.free.fr/zips/abreviations/sigles_abrev.pdf - Similar pages
Function Key 1= F1
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Note added at 4 mins (2004-08-10 15:50:41 GMT)
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Otherwise, I have no clue
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Note added at 32 mins (2004-08-10 16:18:54 GMT)
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Bourth is right:
Intermediate Frequency
SIGLES et ABREVIATIONS compilation de F5LBD, F5BTT et F5TDJ le 19 ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Your browser may not have a PDF reader available. Google recommends visiting our text version of this document.
... de F5LBD et F5BTT SIGLES ANGLAIS FRANCAIS ... Union Internationale des Télécommunications
Union JARL ... passante des circuits de fréquences intermédiaires (FI). ...
f6iie.free.fr/zips/abreviations/sigles_abrev.pdf - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Michel A.
: ne colle pas avec les exemples donnés, La valeur de l'index du FI est affichée telle quelle.
etc...
7 mins
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Comment: "Good thinking, but it's definitely FI rather than F1. Thanks in any case."
+1
45 mins
fiche OR fichier informatisé
Really no specific knowledge here, but this is the only French term I've ever encountered personally that could conceivably be anything to do with your abbreviation!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Graham macLachlan
: sounds the most convincing to me (but I'm not a reference in computerizingation)
24 mins
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Thanks, Mactrad! Me neither...
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