Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
skräptecken
English translation:
spurious characters
Added to glossary by
Susan P Best
Jun 11, 2010 08:54
14 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
Experienced, fast service in 7 languages
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Swedish to English
skräptecken
Swedish to English
Other
Computers (general)
Log-in
Appears in a systems manual:
Tänk på att göra skillnad på stora och små
bokstäver i lösenord och användarnamn. Om
inloggningen misslyckas kan du ha fått med ett
”skräptecken” som inte syns.
Tänk på att göra skillnad på stora och små
bokstäver i lösenord och användarnamn. Om
inloggningen misslyckas kan du ha fått med ett
”skräptecken” som inte syns.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | spurious characters |
Janis Abens
|
| 3 | character |
Helena Grahn
|
| 3 | special character |
Malberg
|
| 3 | unsupported characters |
Sven Petersson
|
Proposed translations
2 days 4 hrs
Janis Abens
Latvia
Latvia
Native in Swedish
&
English
Specializes in field
Latvia
Life sciences pro with a literary flair
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Swedish (Variant: Stockholm)
Works in: Swedish to English, Latvian to English, English to Swedish
Related KudoZ points
:
3
Selected
spurious characters
Unless they actually mean "invisible spurious characters"
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Note added at 2 days6 hrs (2010-06-13 15:09:23 GMT)
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"Skräptecken som inte syns" would be "invisible spurious characters"
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Note added at 2 days6 hrs (2010-06-13 15:09:23 GMT)
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"Skräptecken som inte syns" would be "invisible spurious characters"
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This would appear to make sense in the context so I am going with this. Thank you!"
26 mins
Helena Grahn
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Qualified
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Swedish to Portuguese, and 11 more.
character
as i have never heard the word junk character, in the context I'd only leave as character
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your suggestion. As you will see I have gone with a later suggestion but I am grateful for your help. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Thomas Johansson
: Jag tror att "junk character" skulle kunna funka. Se t.ex. http://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=en&q="junk character"&i... . Annars kanske bara "character" som du säger eller ev. "unintended character".
4 hrs
|
36 mins
special character
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Note added at 40 mins (2010-06-11 09:35:15 GMT)
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http://www.google.dk/images?hl=da&q="special characters"&rlz...
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Note added at 40 mins (2010-06-11 09:35:15 GMT)
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http://www.google.dk/images?hl=da&q="special characters"&rlz...
Note from asker:
| Thank you for taking the trouble to suggest an answer. |
9 hrs
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Works in field
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
42
unsupported characters
:o)
Note from asker:
| I was all set to go with this suggestion but then 'spurious character' seemed to fit the context. Thank you for your help! |
Discussion
Min gissning är att det syftar på tecken som i och för sig kan skrivas men som ofta inte har någon visuell representation i olika gränssnitt (och därför inte syns), t.ex. de första trettiotvå ASC II-tecknen.