Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
auslösender Checksummentest
English translation:
activating checksum test
Added to glossary by
Bob Kerns (X)
Jul 3, 2003 13:37
21 yrs ago
German term
auslösenden Checksummentest
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Die Befürchtung Ihres Hauses bezüglich der winterlichen Temperaturen habe ich meines Erachtens soweit entkräftet, das der isolierte Einbauort, die schnelle Aufheizphase nach einem "Kaltstand" und die Dauer des auslösenden Checksummentests das Risiko entscheidend minimieren.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | activating checksum test |
Bob Kerns (X)
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| 3 | checksum |
Bernard Myers
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Proposed translations
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activating checksum test
It sounds as if this as to do with a computer-controlled heating system which doesn't just switch on the heating when the temperature drops for only a short time but checks the temperature at intervals over a period (hence "Dauer"), performs a checksum test on the measured values and only switches on the heating if a specific (programmed) criterion is met. How's that for imagination? :-)
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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2003-07-03 14:45:01 GMT)
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That should read \"... has to do ...\" in the first line.
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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2003-07-03 14:45:01 GMT)
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That should read \"... has to do ...\" in the first line.
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Comment: "thanks"
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checksum
Speculation: Sounds like the problem is the customer's fear of equipment/system failure during winter months. The author attempts to assuage said fear (apparently without actually taking any action). He lists three reasons why the failure should never happen (Klartext: "Dear customer, you're wrong"). We're left to wonder if the customer simply has an overactive imagination -- or has he experienced a history of failures in winter.
More speculation: The third reason why the failure should not occur is that the thing that triggers the failure condition is the "auslösender Checksummentest", a simple cross-check which compares the sum of all the bytes somewhere to some reference value. If the result fails to match, the system shuts down (or refuses to start up).
The author has rendered your task particularly difficult because he's painted himself into a logical corner: If the failure does not occur (as he claims) then the Checksummentest isn't auslösend (it doesn't trigger any event/failure). If I'm right, he should have used a conditional construction.
The other problem: The author says the duration of the checksum helps reduce the chance of failure to zero, but he doesn't indicate whether its virtue lies in its being long or short. Neither makes sense. Perhaps what he means is that the start of the checksum is delayed long enough for the system to achieve a reasonable operating temperature.
In any case, I think you're safe to leave off "auslösenden" -- checksum is sufficient in this case.
HTH, good luck....
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Note added at 1 hr 20 mins (2003-07-03 14:58:00 GMT) Post-grading
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5 minutes too late. That\'s what I get for being long-winded.
Bob\'s solution is plausible (and creative), but I still find \"auslösenden\" überflüssig at best.
More speculation: The third reason why the failure should not occur is that the thing that triggers the failure condition is the "auslösender Checksummentest", a simple cross-check which compares the sum of all the bytes somewhere to some reference value. If the result fails to match, the system shuts down (or refuses to start up).
The author has rendered your task particularly difficult because he's painted himself into a logical corner: If the failure does not occur (as he claims) then the Checksummentest isn't auslösend (it doesn't trigger any event/failure). If I'm right, he should have used a conditional construction.
The other problem: The author says the duration of the checksum helps reduce the chance of failure to zero, but he doesn't indicate whether its virtue lies in its being long or short. Neither makes sense. Perhaps what he means is that the start of the checksum is delayed long enough for the system to achieve a reasonable operating temperature.
In any case, I think you're safe to leave off "auslösenden" -- checksum is sufficient in this case.
HTH, good luck....
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Note added at 1 hr 20 mins (2003-07-03 14:58:00 GMT) Post-grading
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5 minutes too late. That\'s what I get for being long-winded.
Bob\'s solution is plausible (and creative), but I still find \"auslösenden\" überflüssig at best.
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